The Blithedale Romance vs The description of a new world: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Utopias, Sources, History

Cover of The Blithedale Romance

The Blithedale Romance Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1852 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 344 pages · ≈ 6 h 22 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The description of a new world

The description of a new world Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle · 1666 ★★★★☆ 3.6 100 pages · ≈ 1 h 51 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The description of a new world higher: 3.6 vs 3.4 from 4 votes.
The description of a new world is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 6 for The Blithedale Romance.

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