Cleopatra vs Der Kaiser: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Egypt, History, Fiction

Cover of Cleopatra

Cleopatra H. Rider Haggard · 1881 ★★★★☆ 3.9 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Der Kaiser

Der Kaiser Georg Moritz Ebers · 1880 ★★★★☆ 3.7 38 pages · ≈ 42 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Der Kaiser is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Cleopatra.

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