Michel Strogoff vs Robur le conquérant: Which Should You Read?

Michel Strogoff Jules Verne · 1876 ★★★★☆ 3.9 114 pages · ≈ 2 h 07 m · Demanding

While in the service of Alexander II, Michael Strogoff faces almost insurmountable obstacles as he carries a message from Moscow to Irkutsk during the time of a Tatar rebellion.

Robur le conquérant Jules Verne · 1886 ★★★★☆ 3.7 158 pages · ≈ 2 h 56 m · Demanding

The pistol shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.