Autobiography vs Real Soldiers of Fortune: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Biography & Memoir
Autobiography
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Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote ''Confessions'', the first Western autobiography ever written, around AD 400. Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne, 17th century.]]
Real Soldiers of Fortune
“ANY sunny afternoon, on Fifth Avenue, or at night in the table d'hote restaurants of University Place, you may meet the soldier of fortune who of all his brothers in arms now living is the most remarkable.”
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Real Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Autobiography highest: Autobiography 3.8 · Real Soldiers of Fortune 3.5.
- Autobiography has the widest readership — 64 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Autobiography | Real Soldiers of Fortune | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (64) | 3.4 (53) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 4.5 (23) | — |
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Reception
| Autobiography | Real Soldiers of Fortune | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 64 | 53 |
| Editions | 8 | 148 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 48 | 88 |
| Reading it now | 3 | 34 |
| Written reviews | 6 | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8383 | — |
| Pages | 166 | 102 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Autobiography or Real Soldiers of Fortune?
Autobiography has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Autobiography 3.8/5, Real Soldiers of Fortune 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Autobiography or Real Soldiers of Fortune?
Real Soldiers of Fortune is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Real Soldiers of Fortune (102 pages, ≈ 1 h 53 m); Autobiography (166 pages, ≈ 3 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: Autobiography or Real Soldiers of Fortune?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Autobiography: Moderate; Real Soldiers of Fortune: Challenging.