Stories of American life and adventure vs The Widow Bedott papers: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: United States, Humor, Social life and customs, History

Cover of Stories of American life and adventure

Stories of American life and adventure Edward Eggleston · 1895 ★★★★☆ 3.8 177 pages · ≈ 3 h 17 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Widow Bedott papers

The Widow Bedott papers Frances M. Whitcher · 1856 403 pages · ≈ 7 h 28 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Stories of American life and adventure is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Widow Bedott papers.
The Widow Bedott papers is the easier read (Moderate), Stories of American life and adventure more demanding (Challenging).

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