The Lands of the Saracen vs The world of ice, or, Adventures in the polar regions: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The Lands of the Saracen

The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor · 1854 451 pages · ≈ 8 h 21 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The world of ice, or, Adventures in the polar regions

The world of ice, or, Adventures in the polar regions Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1860 ★★★★☆ 3.9 190 pages · ≈ 3 h 31 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The world of ice, or, Adventures in the polar regions is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for The Lands of the Saracen.

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