Letters of Wallace Stevens vs Oliver Goldsmith: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Poets, Poets, Biography & Memoir
Letters of Wallace Stevens
Long unavailable, now in paperback for the first time, these are the brilliant, subtle, illuminating letters of one of the great poets of the twentieth century. Wallace Stevens's famous criterion for poetry - "It should…
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Oliver Goldsmith
Irving wrote this biographical sketch of the poet Goldsmith from his estate, Sunnyside, near Tarrytown, N.Y. It is a biography of the english author oliver Goldsmith a sad life and he didn't profit from his work.
The verdict
- Readers rate Letters of Wallace Stevens highest: Letters of Wallace Stevens 4.2 · Oliver Goldsmith 3.6.
- Oliver Goldsmith is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 16 for Letters of Wallace Stevens.
- Letters of Wallace Stevens has the widest readership — 98 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Letters of Wallace Stevens | Oliver Goldsmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (98) | 3.3 (18) |
Reception
| Letters of Wallace Stevens | Oliver Goldsmith | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 98 | 18 |
| Editions | 8 | 133 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 196 | 62 |
| Reading it now | 6 | 7 |
| Written reviews | 3 | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 4752 |
| Pages | 890 | 161 |