A Thief in the Night vs Men Without Women: Which Should You Read?

A Thief in the Night E. W. Hornung · 1905 ★★★★☆ 3.8 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Challenging

First published in 1905, A Thief in the Night is the third collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. In public a popular sportsman, in private…

Men Without Women Ernest Hemingway · 1927 ★★★★☆ 3.6 159 pages · ≈ 2 h 57 m · Challenging

A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime…