Biographia literaria vs Poems: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry

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 Poems

Poems George Meredith · 1851 ★★★★☆ 3.8 623 pages · ≈ 11 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Biographia literaria is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 11 for Poems.

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