Don Juan vs Rime of the ancient mariner: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry, Fiction

Cover of Don Juan

Don Juan Lord Byron · 1819 ★★★★☆ 3.6 193 pages · ≈ 3 h 34 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Rime of the ancient mariner

Rime of the ancient mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1827 ★★★★☆ 4.0 44 pages · ≈ 49 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Rime of the ancient mariner higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 63811 votes.
Rime of the ancient mariner is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Don Juan.

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