A Sappho of Green Springs vs The Crusade of the Excelsior: Which Should You Read?

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

The door of the editorial room of the "Excelsior Magazine" began to creak painfully under the hesitating pressure of an uncertain and unfamiliar hand. This continued until with a start of irritation the editor faced…

The Crusade of the Excelsior Bret Harte · 1887 ★★★★☆ 3.7 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Demanding

The speaker, though apparently more at his ease at sea, was in dress and appearance fully as unnautical as Banks. As he leaned over the railing, his white, close-fitting trousers and small patent-leather boots gave him…