A Tramp Abroad vs Italian journeys: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Authors, Journeys, Americans, Description and travel, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Cover of A Tramp Abroad

A Tramp Abroad Mark Twain · 1878 ★★★★☆ 3.8 631 pages · ≈ 11 h 41 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Italian journeys

Italian journeys William Dean Howells · 1867 ★★★★☆ 3.6 264 pages · ≈ 4 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
Italian journeys is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 11 for A Tramp Abroad.
Italian journeys is the easier read (Challenging), A Tramp Abroad more demanding (Demanding).

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