A Survey of London vs Backwoods of Canada: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Descriptions et voyages, Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs, History
A Survey of London
Monument with effigy of John Stow, Church of [[St Andrew Undershaft, City of London, with arms of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors and Latin inscription:"Either do things worth writing or write things worth…
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Backwoods of Canada
The toils, troubles, and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity on The Backwoods of Canada, by Catherine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Susanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Backwoods of Canada is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for A Survey of London.
- Backwoods of Canada has the widest readership — 343 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Survey of London | Backwoods of Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (51) | 3.7 (343) |
Reception
| A Survey of London | Backwoods of Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 51 | 343 |
| Editions | 133 | 108 |
| Citations | 100 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 181 | 424 |
| Pages | 473 | 351 |