Our Old Home vs Tom Sawyer Abroad: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Americans, Description and travel, Travel, History, Fiction
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…
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Tom Sawyer Abroad
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Tom's plan to become famous involves Huck Finn and his friend Jim in a crusade to the Holy Land by balloon ascension.
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The verdict
- Tom Sawyer Abroad reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 12 times.
Scores by source
| Our Old Home | Tom Sawyer Abroad | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.3 (3232) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (9) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (51) |
Reception
| Our Old Home | Tom Sawyer Abroad | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 3232 |
| Editions | 101 | 333 |
| Citations | 11 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 3491 |
| Written reviews | — | 357 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1857 |
| Pages | 398 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is harder to read: Our Old Home or Tom Sawyer Abroad?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Our Old Home: Challenging; Tom Sawyer Abroad: Challenging.