Arcadia vs The uncommercial traveller: Which Should You Read?
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Arcadia
Basilus, a foolish old duke, consults an oracle as he imperiously wishes to know the future, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies about his family and kingdom he…
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The uncommercial traveller
“Allow me to introduce myself-first negatively.”
A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The uncommercial traveller is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for Arcadia.
- Arcadia has the widest readership — 26936 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Arcadia | The uncommercial traveller | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (26936) | 3.5 (397) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (9) |
Reception
| Arcadia | The uncommercial traveller | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26936 | 397 |
| Editions | 61 | 369 |
| Citations | — | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 899 |
| Reading it now | — | 103 |
| Written reviews | — | 33 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2115 | 290 |
| Pages | 561 | 419 |