Italian journeys vs Our Old Home: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Homes and haunts, Americans, Description and travel, Travel, History

Cover of Italian journeys

Italian journeys William Dean Howells · 1867 ★★★★☆ 3.6 264 pages · ≈ 4 h 53 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Our Old Home

Our Old Home Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1863 398 pages · ≈ 7 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Italian journeys is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Our Old Home.

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