Biographia literaria vs Intentions: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Aesthetics, Criticism, History and criticism, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Biographia literaria

Biographia literaria Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1817 442 pages · ≈ 8 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Intentions

Intentions Oscar Wilde · 1891 ★★★★☆ 3.7 258 pages · ≈ 4 h 47 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Intentions is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Biographia literaria.

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