Our Old Home vs The American: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Americans, Travel, History, Fiction

Cover of Our Old Home

Our Old Home Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1863 398 pages · ≈ 7 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The American

The American Henry James · 1877 ★★★★☆ 3.7 473 pages · ≈ 8 h 46 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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