John Brown's Body vs The Courtship of Miles Standish: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Poésie, American poetry, Histoire, Poetry, Drama, History

Cover of John Brown's Body

John Brown's Body Stephen Vincent Benét · 1927 392 pages · ≈ 7 h 16 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Courtship of Miles Standish

The Courtship of Miles Standish Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1858 ★★★★☆ 3.7 215 pages · ≈ 3 h 59 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Courtship of Miles Standish is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for John Brown's Body.

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