A fable for critics vs Biographical memoirs of extraordinary painters, 1780: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of A fable for critics

A fable for critics James Russell Lowell · 1848 80 pages · ≈ 1 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Biographical memoirs of extraordinary painters, 1780

Biographical memoirs of extraordinary painters, 1780 William Beckford · 1780 ★★★★☆ 3.8 150 pages · ≈ 2 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

A fable for critics is the easier read (Moderate), Biographical memoirs of extraordinary painters, 1780 more demanding (Challenging).

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