Real Soldiers of Fortune vs The Library of American Biography: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Biography & Memoir
Real Soldiers of Fortune
“ANY sunny afternoon, on Fifth Avenue, or at night in the table d'hote restaurants of University Place, you may meet the soldier of fortune who of all his brothers in arms now living is the most remarkable.”
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Real Soldiers of Fortune by Richard Harding Davis is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to…
The Library of American Biography
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This book itself comprises and also is a collection of letters by varied political and social personalities in reference with the American Revolution. These letters are also concerned with the foreign relations of…
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The verdict
- Real Soldiers of Fortune is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Library of American Biography.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Real Soldiers of Fortune | The Library of American Biography | |
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| Goodreads | 3.4 (53) | — |
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Reception
| Real Soldiers of Fortune | The Library of American Biography | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 53 | — |
| Editions | 148 | 245 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 88 | — |
| Reading it now | 34 | — |
| Written reviews | 2 | — |
| Pages | 102 | 402 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: Real Soldiers of Fortune or The Library of American Biography?
Real Soldiers of Fortune is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Real Soldiers of Fortune (102 pages, ≈ 1 h 53 m); The Library of American Biography (402 pages, ≈ 7 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: Real Soldiers of Fortune or The Library of American Biography?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Real Soldiers of Fortune: Challenging; The Library of American Biography: Challenging.