A little tour in France vs Italian journeys: Which Should You Read?
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A little tour in France
“I am ashamed to begin with saying that Touraine is the garden of France; that remark has long ago lost its bloom.”
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| caption = Cover of the 1900 edition, published by Houghton Mifflin
Italian journeys
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"In the later part of his long and productive life - he wrote well over a dozen novels, thirty-one dramas, a few volumes of verse, several autobiographical works, eleven books of travel - W. D. Howells was considered…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A little tour in France has the widest readership — 112 ratings behind its score.
- Italian journeys runs the darker storyline; A little tour in France stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A little tour in France | Italian journeys | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (112) | 3.4 (19) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| A little tour in France | Italian journeys | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 112 | 19 |
| Editions | 44 | 71 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 289 | 58 |
| Reading it now | 27 | 14 |
| Written reviews | 21 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 79 | — |
| Pages | 255 | 264 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A little tour in France or Italian journeys?
Italian journeys has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Italian journeys 3.6/5, A little tour in France 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: A little tour in France or Italian journeys?
A little tour in France is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A little tour in France (255 pages, ≈ 4 h 43 m); Italian journeys (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: A little tour in France or Italian journeys?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A little tour in France: Challenging; Italian journeys: Challenging.