Palmetto-leaves vs Pictures from Italy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Authors, Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs
Palmetto-leaves
After the Civil War, the Stowes bought a house on the St. Johns River near Mandarin, Florida. For several years, they spent the winters at their Florida home. In 1872, Stowe published Pametto Leaves describing the area,…
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Pictures from Italy
From the book:If the readers of this volume will be so kind as to take their credentials for the different places which are the subject of its author's reminiscences, from the Author himself, perhaps they may visit…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pictures from Italy has the widest readership — 919 ratings behind its score.
- Pictures from Italy runs the darker storyline; Palmetto-leaves stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Palmetto-leaves | Pictures from Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (90) | 3.5 (919) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (86) |
Reception
| Palmetto-leaves | Pictures from Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 90 | 919 |
| Editions | 122 | 99 |
| Citations | — | 51 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 188 | 2554 |
| Reading it now | 27 | 155 |
| Written reviews | 15 | 121 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 332 |
| Pages | 96 | 125 |