Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres vs Lettres philosophiques: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Histoire et critique, Early works to 1800, History and criticism, Philosophy

Cover of Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres

Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres Hugh Blair · 1783 ★★★★☆ 4.0 282 pages · ≈ 5 h 13 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Lettres philosophiques

Lettres philosophiques Voltaire · 1733 ★★★★☆ 3.7 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 29 votes.
Lettres philosophiques is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.

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