Italian journeys vs Our Old Home: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Homes and haunts, Americans, Description and travel, Travel, History
Italian journeys
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"In the later part of his long and productive life - he wrote well over a dozen novels, thirty-one dramas, a few volumes of verse, several autobiographical works, eleven books of travel - W. D. Howells was considered…
Our Old Home
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Our Old Home, a series of English sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This volume of charming sketches was published in 1863, and (in the words of the author) presents “a few of the external aspects of English scenery and…
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The verdict
- Italian journeys is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Our Old Home.
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Scores by source
| Italian journeys | Our Old Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (19) | — |
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Reception
| Italian journeys | Our Old Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | — |
| Editions | 71 | 101 |
| Citations | — | 11 |
| Want to read | 58 | — |
| Reading it now | 14 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Pages | 264 | 398 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: Italian journeys or Our Old Home?
Italian journeys is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Italian journeys (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m); Our Old Home (398 pages, ≈ 7 h 22 m).
Which is harder to read: Italian journeys or Our Old Home?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Italian journeys: Challenging; Our Old Home: Challenging.