The Lands of the Saracen vs Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog): 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 Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)

Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1889 ★★★★☆ 3.8 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Lands of the Saracen.

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