Poems vs The shepherd's calendar: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Works by individual poets: 19th century, English, Poetry
Poems
Although Rudyard Kipling is chiefly remembered as the author of such classicsas _Kim_ and _The Jungle Book_, he was also a prodigious and widely read writer of verse, and is considered by many to be the poet of the…
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The shepherd's calendar
This groundbreaking edition of the 'Peasant Poet' presents the complete works of John Clare for the first time in publishing history. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with…
The verdict
- Readers rate The shepherd's calendar highest: The shepherd's calendar 4.0 · Poems 3.7.
- The shepherd's calendar is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Poems.
- The shepherd's calendar has the widest readership — 78 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Poems | The shepherd's calendar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (57) | 4.0 (78) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (8) | — |
Reception
| Poems | The shepherd's calendar | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 57 | 78 |
| Editions | 55 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 58 | 132 |
| Reading it now | 2 | 4 |
| Written reviews | 11 | 11 |
| Wikipedia attention | 19870 | — |
| Pages | 252 | 139 |