A Book of Short Stories vs The Elements of the Short Story: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Hermitages, Short Story, Burial Vaults, Catalepsy, American Short stories, Gothic fiction

Cover of A Book of Short Stories

A Book of Short Stories Stuart Pratt Sherman · 1914 ★★★★☆ 3.6 353 pages · ≈ 6 h 32 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Elements of the Short Story

The Elements of the Short Story Edward Everett Hale, Jr. · 1915 296 pages · ≈ 5 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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