The English notebooks vs The French and Italian notebooks: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The English notebooks

The English notebooks Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1870 ★★★★☆ 3.7 394 pages · ≈ 7 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The French and Italian notebooks

The French and Italian notebooks Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1871 ★★★★☆ 3.7 576 pages · ≈ 10 h 40 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The English notebooks is the quicker read — about 7 hours vs 10 for The French and Italian notebooks.

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