Letters from New York vs The travelling bachelor: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mœurs et coutumes, Descriptions et voyages, Manners and customs, Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs
Letters from New York
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This carefully crafted ebook: "Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The…
The travelling bachelor
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Notions of the Americans in considered Cooper's first work of non-fiction despite a thin overlay of character and plot. Written in the form of a travel narrative, it addresses the widespread ignorance he encountered in…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Letters from New York is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for The travelling bachelor.
- Letters from New York has the widest readership — 33 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Letters from New York | The travelling bachelor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (33) | 2.6 (8) |
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Reception
| Letters from New York | The travelling bachelor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 33 | 8 |
| Editions | 48 | 64 |
| Citations | 43 | — |
| Want to read | — | 15 |
| Written reviews | — | 2 |
| Pages | 288 | 486 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Letters from New York or The travelling bachelor?
The travelling bachelor has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The travelling bachelor 3.5/5, Letters from New York 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Letters from New York or The travelling bachelor?
Letters from New York is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Letters from New York (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); The travelling bachelor (486 pages, ≈ 9 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Letters from New York or The travelling bachelor?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Letters from New York: Challenging; The travelling bachelor: Challenging.