The Lands of the Saracen vs Their Wedding Journey: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Description and travel, Travel

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 Their Wedding Journey

Their Wedding Journey William Dean Howells · 1872 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 64 pages · ≈ 1 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Their Wedding Journey is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 8 for The Lands of the Saracen.
The Lands of the Saracen is the easier read (Challenging), Their Wedding Journey more demanding (Demanding).

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