Poems by Thomas Hood vs Poetical works of Robert Bridges: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry

Cover of Poems by Thomas Hood

Poems by Thomas Hood Thomas Hood · 1800 140 pages · ≈ 2 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Poetical works of Robert Bridges

Poetical works of Robert Bridges Robert Seymour Bridges · 1898 ★★★★☆ 3.8 484 pages · ≈ 8 h 58 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Poems by Thomas Hood is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Poetical works of Robert Bridges.
Poems by Thomas Hood is the easier read (Challenging), Poetical works of Robert Bridges more demanding (Demanding).

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