Letters to a young poet vs Vailima letters: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Correspondence, Authors, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Letters to a young poet

Letters to a young poet Rainer Maria Rilke · 1656 ★★★★☆ 4.3 138 pages · ≈ 2 h 33 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Vailima letters

Vailima letters Robert Louis Stevenson · 1895 366 pages · ≈ 6 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Letters to a young poet is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Vailima letters.
Vailima letters is the easier read (Challenging), Letters to a young poet more demanding (Demanding).

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