A history of England in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son vs Histoire de Charles XII: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A history of England in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son A history of England in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son Oliver Goldsmith · 1764 512 pages · ≈ 9 h 29 m · Demanding

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Cover of Histoire de Charles XII Histoire de Charles XII Voltaire · 1731 ★★★★☆ 3.9 293 pages · ≈ 5 h 26 m · Demanding

Extrait : "La Suède et la Finlande composent un royaume large d'environ deux cents de nos lieues, et long de trois cents. Il s'étend du midi au nord depuis le cinquante-cinquième degré; ou à peu près, jusqu'au soixante…

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Ratings — 196
Editions 92 90
Want to read — 516
Reading it now — 22
Written reviews — 35
Pages 512 293

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