Arabian Nights vs Seven Pillars of Wisdom: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Arabs

Cover of Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights Andrew Lang · 1898 ★★★★☆ 4.0 280 pages · ≈ 5 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Seven Pillars of Wisdom T. E. Lawrence · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.9 714 pages · ≈ 13 h 13 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Arabian Nights is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 13 for Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

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