Fifty Famous Stories Retold vs The Agony and the Ecstasy: Which Should You Read?

Fifty Famous Stories Retold James Baldwin · 1896 ★★★★☆ 4.1 102 pages · ≈ 1 h 53 m · Challenging

There is an introduce younger kids to stories that every child should know. Includes the stories of Horatius Cocles, the 300 Spartans, King Alfred and the Cakes, the Wise Men of Gotham and more.

The Agony and the Ecstasy Irving Stone · 1958 ★★★★☆ 4.1 664 pages · ≈ 12 h 18 m · Moderate

Mr. Stone gives his signature style and thought to this story of Michelangelo. He points out often in this book that Michelangelo, before beginning a work, asks what it is he is trying to capture in the moment of his…