Mémoires vs Memoirs of Fanny Hill: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Sex customs, Social life and customs, Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Mémoires

Mémoires Giacomo Casanova · 1830 ★★★★☆ 3.8 10 pages · ≈ 11 min · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Memoirs of Fanny Hill

Memoirs of Fanny Hill John Cleland · 1749 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 221 pages · ≈ 4 h 06 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Mémoires higher: 3.8 vs 3.3 from 1976 votes.
Mémoires is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Memoirs of Fanny Hill.
Mémoires is the easier read (Challenging), Memoirs of Fanny Hill more demanding (Demanding).

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