A Tramp Abroad vs Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mountaineering, Description and travel, Travel, Biography & Memoir, History
A Tramp Abroad
Twain's account of traveling in Europe. A Tramp Abroad sparkles with the author's shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture. A Tramp Abroad includes among its adventures a voyage by raft…
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Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak
One of the great works of mountaineering literature- long out of print and now reissued with a new introduction by Joe Simpson.The enthralling account, by the leader of the French expedition, of the first conquest of…
The verdict
- Readers rate Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak highest: Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak 4.4 · A Tramp Abroad 3.9.
- Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for A Tramp Abroad.
- A Tramp Abroad has the widest readership — 324 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak
≈ 5h vs 11h for A Tramp Abroad
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak
4.4 vs 3.9 from readers
New to the genre?
Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak
Moderate vs Demanding for A Tramp Abroad
Scores by source
| A Tramp Abroad | Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (324) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (7) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (38) | 4.5 (133) |
Reception
| A Tramp Abroad | Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 324 | 133 |
| Editions | 197 | 41 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 4274 | — |
| Reading it now | 3 | — |
| Written reviews | 324 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 774 | — |
| Pages | 631 | 288 |