An Inland voyage vs Poems: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Scots, Scottish authors, Description and travel, Biography & Memoir, History
An Inland voyage
Robert Louis Stevenson's 1878 travelogue, An Inland Voyage, details his canoeing trip through France and Belgium in 1876. Pioneering new ground in outdoor literature, this was Stevenson's first book. He had decided to…
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Poems
An illustrated collection of thirty-two popular poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, mostly from "A Child's Garden of Verses." Includes an introduction about the poet's life and work.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- An Inland voyage has the widest readership — 292 ratings behind its score.
- Poems runs the darker storyline; An Inland voyage stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An Inland voyage | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (292) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (10) | — |
Reception
| An Inland voyage | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 292 | 2 |
| Editions | 59 | 43 |
| Citations | 2 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 425 | — |
| Reading it now | 35 | — |
| Written reviews | 54 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 244 | 19870 |
| Pages | 261 | 205 |