anecdote vs reminiscence

anecdote

noun
  • A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. 

  • A previously untold secret account of an incident. 

  • An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. 

verb
  • To tell anecdotes (about). 

reminiscence

noun
  • An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly. 

  • A mental image thus remembered. 

How often have the words anecdote and reminiscence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )