Poems vs Samuel Johnson: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry

Cover of Poems

Poems George Meredith · 1851 ★★★★☆ 3.8 623 pages · ≈ 11 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson · 1785 ★★★★☆ 4.2 265 pages · ≈ 4 h 54 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Samuel Johnson higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 222 votes.
Samuel Johnson is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Poems.

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