Columbus vs The Lands of the Saracen: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Description and travel, Travel

Cover of Columbus

Columbus Washington Irving · 1800 650 pages · ≈ 12 h 02 m · Demanding 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

The Lands of the Saracen is the quicker read — about 8 hours vs 12 for Columbus.
The Lands of the Saracen is the easier read (Challenging), Columbus more demanding (Demanding).

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