A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers vs The Lands of the Saracen: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers

A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Henry David Thoreau · 1849 ★★★★☆ 3.9 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Lands of the Saracen

The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor · 1854 451 pages · ≈ 8 h 21 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Lands of the Saracen.
The Lands of the Saracen is the easier read (Challenging), A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers more demanding (Demanding).

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