The Raven and The Philosophy of Composition vs The foundations of the origin of species — Which Should You Read First?

Both The Raven and The Philosophy of Composition and The foundations of the origin of species are beloved by readers. Here is what RateYourReads readers say about both, plus similar books you might enjoy.

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
• The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Notes of travel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Merlín by Stephen R. Lawhead
• Ending up by Kingsley Amis
• Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques by René Goscinny
• Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen