Description of Greece vs North America: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Politique et gouvernement, Descriptions et voyages, Politics and government, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel
Description of Greece
Pausanias (110 – 180 A.D.), was a Greek geographer, known for his work Description of Greece.  The ten volumes (which are all included), cover Attica, Corinth, Laconia, and more.  This edition is translated by…
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North America
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. He wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts of his day.…
The verdict
- Readers rate Description of Greece highest: Description of Greece 4.1 · North America 3.8.
- North America is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Description of Greece.
- Description of Greece has the widest readership — 33 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Description of Greece | North America | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (33) | — |
Reception
| Description of Greece | North America | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 33 | 1 |
| Editions | 103 | 56 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 111 | — |
| Reading it now | 5 | — |
| Written reviews | 3 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1925 | 168125 |
| Pages | 488 | 310 |