First footsteps in East Africa vs Roughing It: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: 19th Century, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

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 Roughing It

Roughing It Mark Twain · 1872 ★★★★☆ 3.9 369 pages · ≈ 6 h 50 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Roughing It higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 10522 votes.
First footsteps in East Africa is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Roughing It.

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