Italian journeys vs Roughing It: Which Should You Read?
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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…
Roughing It
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known as "Mark Twain," left Missouri in 1861 to work with his brother, the newly appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory. Once settled in Nevada, Clemens fell victim to…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Roughing It highest: Roughing It 3.9 · Italian journeys 3.6.
- Roughing It has the widest readership — 10522 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Italian journeys | Roughing It | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (19) | 3.9 (10522) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (17) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (15) |
Reception
| Italian journeys | Roughing It | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | 10522 |
| Editions | 71 | 408 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 58 | 13461 |
| Reading it now | 14 | 2140 |
| Written reviews | 1 | 1076 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1792 |
| Pages | 264 | 369 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Italian journeys or Roughing It?
Roughing It has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Roughing It 3.9/5, Italian journeys 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Italian journeys or Roughing It?
Italian journeys is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Italian journeys (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m); Roughing It (369 pages, ≈ 6 h 50 m).
Which is harder to read: Italian journeys or Roughing It?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Italian journeys: Challenging; Roughing It: Challenging.