Histoire naturelle vs The natural history of Selborne: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Sciences naturelles, Natural history, Early works to 1800, Science, History

Cover of Histoire naturelle

Histoire naturelle Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon · 1749 ★★★★☆ 3.6 127 pages · ≈ 2 h 21 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The natural history of Selborne

The natural history of Selborne Gilbert White · 1789 ★★★★☆ 4.0 475 pages · ≈ 8 h 48 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The natural history of Selborne higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 601 votes.
Histoire naturelle is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for The natural history of Selborne.

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