Essays vs Evangeline: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, Poetry

Cover of Essays

Essays Matthew Arnold · 1865 ★★★★☆ 3.9 380 pages · ≈ 7 h 02 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Evangeline

Evangeline Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1847 ★★★★☆ 4.2 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Evangeline higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 64 votes.
Evangeline is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Essays.

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