A Book of Short Stories vs Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Hermitages, Burial Vaults, Catalepsy, Gothic fiction, American Horror tales, Dragons

A Book of Short Stories Stuart Pratt Sherman · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.7 353 pages · ≈ 6 h 32 m · Challenging

Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The minister's black veil. Ethan Brand. Edgar Allan Poe: Fall of the House of Usher, the gold-bug. Charles Dickens: The signalman. Frank Stockton: The lady, or…

Sextons Short Story English Short stories Clergy

Find on Amazon More like this →

Cover of Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway

Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway Corinne Demas · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Moderate

Young Goodman Brown / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The birthmark / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Rappaccini's daughter / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Cask of Amontillado / Edgar Allan Poe -- Fall of the House of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe…

Hysteria Heroic Romances Psychology Mystery

Find on Amazon More like this →

Side by side

The verdict

Readers rate Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway highest: Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway 4.0 · A Book of Short Stories 3.7.
A Book of Short Stories is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway.
Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway has the widest readership — 729 ratings behind its score.

A Book of Short Stories: Check price →Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway: Check price →

Affiliate links: we may earn a commission on purchases.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? A Book of Short Stories ≈ 6h vs 10h for Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway New to the genre? Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway Moderate vs Challenging for A Book of Short Stories

Scores by source

	A Book of Short Stories	Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway
Goodreads	3.5 (34)	4.0 (729)
Hardcover	4.0 (1)	—
	Check price →	Check price →

Reception

	A Book of Short Stories	Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway
Ratings	34	729
Editions	10	2
Pages	353	560
	Check price →	Check price →

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: A Book of Short Stories or Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway?

Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway 4.0/5, A Book of Short Stories 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: A Book of Short Stories or Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway?

A Book of Short Stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Book of Short Stories (353 pages, ≈ 6 h 32 m); Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway (560 pages, ≈ 10 h 22 m).

Which is harder to read: A Book of Short Stories or Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Book of Short Stories: Challenging; Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway: Moderate.