Away in the wilderness vs The Lands of the Saracen: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Away in the wilderness

Away in the wilderness Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 55 pages · ≈ 1 h 01 m · Challenging 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

Away in the wilderness is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 8 for The Lands of the Saracen.

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