Agricola vs Histoire de Charles XII: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Agricola

Agricola P. Cornelius Tacitus · 1585 ★★★★☆ 3.7 161 pages · ≈ 2 h 59 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Histoire de Charles XII

Histoire de Charles XII Voltaire · 1731 ★★★★☆ 3.9 293 pages · ≈ 5 h 26 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Histoire de Charles XII higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 196 votes.
Agricola is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Histoire de Charles XII.

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