Tales of a wayside inn vs The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Poets, American poetry, Poetry
Tales of a wayside inn
Mostly a collection of story-telling poems told by a group of friends in a tavern late one night. "Tales" includes the famous Paul Revere's ride, together with poems of many tales, countries and styles.
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The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems
Poetry and prose written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow List of Poems: The song of Hiawatha Evangeline The courtship of Miles Standish The village blacksmith A Psalm of life The rainy day The light of stars God's…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Tales of a wayside inn is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems.
- The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems has the widest readership — 76 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Tales of a wayside inn | The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (76) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5) | 4.5 (22) |
Reception
| Tales of a wayside inn | The Song of Hiawatha and Other Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 76 |
| Editions | 51 | 185 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 116 |
| Reading it now | — | 10 |
| Written reviews | — | 18 |
| Wikipedia attention | 554 | — |
| Pages | 237 | 354 |