The Bible in Spain vs The Romany Rye: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Bible in Spain The Bible in Spain George Henry Borrow · 1842 ★★★★☆ 3.8 504 pages · ≈ 9 h 20 m · Challenging
“On the morning of the tenth of November, 1835, I found myself off the coast of Galicia, whose lofty mountains, gilded by the rising sun, presented a magnificent appearance.”

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the…

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Cover of The Romany Rye The Romany Rye George Henry Borrow · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.7 426 pages · ≈ 7 h 53 m · Demanding

The journey of a learned young man living with Romanies.

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The Bible in SpainThe Romany Rye
Goodreads 3.8 (116) 3.7 (73)

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The Bible in SpainThe Romany Rye
Ratings 116 73
Editions 163 164
Citations 14 3
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 334 311
Reading it now 39 21
Written reviews 16 7
Wikipedia attention 263 213
Pages 504 426

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