Domestic manners of the Americans vs The travelling bachelor: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mœurs et coutumes, Description and travel, United States, Travel, Social life and customs
Domestic manners of the Americans
“On the 4th of November, 1827, I sailed from London, accompanied by my son and two daughters; and after a favourable, though somewhat tedious voyage, arrived on Christmas-day at the mouth of the Mississippi.”
When Fanny Trollope set sail for America in 1827 with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, she took with her three of her children and a young French artist, leaving behind her son Anthony,…
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The travelling bachelor
Notions of the Americans in considered Cooper's first work of non-fiction despite a thin overlay of character and plot. Written in the form of a travel narrative, it addresses the widespread ignorance he encountered in…
The verdict
- Domestic manners of the Americans is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for The travelling bachelor.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Domestic manners of the Americans | The travelling bachelor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 2.6 (8) |
Reception
| Domestic manners of the Americans | The travelling bachelor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 8 |
| Editions | 45 | 64 |
| Citations | 169 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 15 |
| Written reviews | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 399 | — |
| Pages | 366 | 486 |