Lousiad vs The history of John Bull: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Satire, Anecdotes, Humor

Cover of Lousiad

Lousiad Pindar, Peter · 1785 42 pages · ≈ 47 min · Demanding

Books Poetry

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Cover of The history of John Bull

The history of John Bull John Arbuthnot · 1889 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging

English Political satire Pamphlets Politics and government Great Britain

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The verdict

Lousiad is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The history of John Bull.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Lousiad ≈ 1h vs 3h for The history of John Bull New to the genre? The history of John Bull Challenging vs Demanding for Lousiad

Reception

	Lousiad	The history of John Bull
Editions	57	20
Pages	42	192

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