Pictures from Italy vs The mirror of the sea: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Pictures from Italy Pictures from Italy Charles Dickens · 1846 ★★★★☆ 3.5 125 pages · ≈ 2 h 19 m · Demanding

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…

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Cover of The mirror of the sea The mirror of the sea Joseph Conrad · 1906 ★★★★☆ 3.8 175 pages · ≈ 3 h 14 m · Challenging

The Mirror of the Sea is a collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines 1904-6 (Summary by Wikipedia). Conrad early in his life earned his bread as a Master Mariner in sailing ships. In his…

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Pictures from ItalyThe mirror of the sea
Goodreads 3.5 (919) 3.9 (105)
Hardcover 3.3 (3) 3.0 (2)
Apple Books 3.5 (86) 4.0 (7)

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Pictures from ItalyThe mirror of the sea
Ratings 919 105
Editions 99 61
Citations 51 —
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 2554 1470
Reading it now 155 —
Written reviews 121 105
Wikipedia attention 332 —
Pages 125 175

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