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

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Cover of Canoeing in the wilderness

Canoeing in the wilderness Henry David Thoreau · 1916 ★★★★☆ 3.8 96 pages · ≈ 1 h 47 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

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

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