The Path to Rome vs Travels through France and Italy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Italy, Journeys, France, Description and travel, Travel
The Path to Rome
The Path to Rome is British-French writer and historian Hilaire Belloc’s first travelogue. It describes the pilgrimage he took to Rome as the result of a vow he made while visiting his hometown of Toul, in Lorraine,…
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Travels through France and Italy
Smollett describes in great detail the natural phenomena, history, social life, economics, diet and morals of the places he visited. Smollett had a lively and pertinacious curiosity, and, as his novels prove, a very…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Path to Rome highest: The Path to Rome 4.1 · Travels through France and Italy 3.7.
- The Path to Rome has the widest readership — 503 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Path to Rome | Travels through France and Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (503) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | — |
Reception
| The Path to Rome | Travels through France and Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 503 | 2 |
| Editions | 69 | 41 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1544 | — |
| Reading it now | 174 | — |
| Written reviews | 62 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6455 | 151 |
| Pages | 249 | 316 |