Poems vs Poems: Which Should You Read?
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Poems
The aim of this edition is to present all textual evidence of Wordsworth's work on the lyric and shorter narrative poems he composed between 1800 and 1807, the primary fruits of which appeared in 1807 under the title…
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Poems
Introduces the life of author Samuel Taylor Coleridge and presents a sample of his poetry, including complete works and excerpts, with a brief, explanatory introduction to each.
The verdict
- Readers rate Poems highest: Poems 4.1 · Poems 3.8.
- Poems is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Poems.
- Poems has the widest readership — 2299 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Poems | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (2299) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | — |
Reception
| Poems | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2299 | 6 |
| Editions | 372 | 232 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2753 | — |
| Reading it now | 79 | — |
| Written reviews | 81 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 19870 | 19870 |
| Pages | 580 | 296 |