First footsteps in East Africa vs Le Rhin: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of First footsteps in East Africa

First footsteps in East Africa Richard Francis Burton · 1856 ★★★★☆ 3.6 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Le Rhin

Le Rhin Victor Hugo · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 430 pages · ≈ 7 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Le Rhin higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 9 votes.
First footsteps in East Africa is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Le Rhin.

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