A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys vs Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Mythologie ancienne, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Classical Mythology, Fairy Tales, Mythology

Cover of A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys

A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys)

Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys) Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1868 354 pages · ≈ 6 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys).
Works (Tanglewood Tales / Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys) is the easier read (Challenging), A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys more demanding (Demanding).

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