Evangeline vs Il purgatorio: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Illustrations, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, Fiction

Cover of Evangeline

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

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Cover of Il purgatorio

Il purgatorio Dante Alighieri · 1768 ★★★★☆ 3.9 316 pages · ≈ 5 h 51 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 5 for Il purgatorio.

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