Our Old Home vs The English notebooks: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Homes and haunts, Americans, Description and travel, Travel, History
Our Old Home
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Our Old Home, a series of English sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This volume of charming sketches was published in 1863, and (in the words of the author) presents “a few of the external aspects of English scenery and…
The English notebooks
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The author's notebooks.According to Wikipedia: ""Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer."
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The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
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Scores by source
| Our Old Home | The English notebooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 2.8 (4) |
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Reception
| Our Old Home | The English notebooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 4 |
| Editions | 101 | 58 |
| Citations | 11 | — |
| Want to read | — | 17 |
| Reading it now | — | 2 |
| Pages | 398 | 394 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: Our Old Home or The English notebooks?
The English notebooks is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The English notebooks (394 pages, ≈ 7 h 18 m); Our Old Home (398 pages, ≈ 7 h 22 m).
Which is harder to read: Our Old Home or The English notebooks?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Our Old Home: Challenging; The English notebooks: Challenging.