A Sappho of Green Springs vs Colonel Starbottle's client, and some other people: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Short stories, Westerns

Cover of A Sappho of Green Springs

A Sappho of Green Springs Bret Harte · 1890 ★★★★☆ 3.8 168 pages · ≈ 3 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Colonel Starbottle's client, and some other people

Colonel Starbottle's client, and some other people Bret Harte · 1892 ★★★★☆ 3.8 285 pages · ≈ 5 h 17 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
A Sappho of Green Springs is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Colonel Starbottle's client, and some other people.

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