Travels in Arabia Deserta vs Travels with Charley: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Descripciones y viajes, Descriptions et voyages, Description and travel, Travel
Travels in Arabia Deserta
In this classic travelogue, English poet and adventurer Charles M. Doughty takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Arabia in the late 19th century. With vivid prose and keen observations, Doughty…
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Travels with Charley
A quest across America, from the northernmost tip of Maine to California's Monterey Peninsula To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the tress, to see the colors and the light—these were John…
The verdict
- Readers rate Travels with Charley highest: Travels with Charley 4.1 · Travels in Arabia Deserta 3.6.
- Travels with Charley has the widest readership — 111927 ratings behind its score.
- Travels in Arabia Deserta reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 111 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Travels in Arabia Deserta | Travels with Charley | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (117) | 4.1 (111927) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (164) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (13) |
Reception
| Travels in Arabia Deserta | Travels with Charley | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 117 | 111927 |
| Editions | 98 | 78 |
| Citations | 111 | 54 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 249 | 99209 |
| Reading it now | — | 6766 |
| Written reviews | 3 | 9405 |
| Wikipedia attention | 526 | 4326 |
| Pages | 323 | 290 |