Cyropaedia vs Histoire de Charles XII: Which Should You Read?
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Cyropaedia
Xenophon of Athens (circa 430 – 354 B.C.) was a Greek poet, historian, soldier and philosopher who lived at a time of momentous events in Ancient Greek history. Although he was recognized as a great writer and poet in…
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Histoire de Charles XII
Extrait : "La Suède et la Finlande composent un royaume large d'environ deux cents de nos lieues, et long de trois cents. Il s'étend du midi au nord depuis le cinquante-cinquième degré; ou à peu près, jusqu'au soixante…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Histoire de Charles XII has the widest readership — 196 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cyropaedia | Histoire de Charles XII | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (131) | 3.9 (196) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Cyropaedia | Histoire de Charles XII | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 131 | 196 |
| Editions | 122 | 90 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 4068 | 516 |
| Reading it now | — | 22 |
| Written reviews | 131 | 35 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2902 | — |
| Pages | 305 | 293 |