Collected short stories vs Under the deodars: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: English Short stories, British and irish fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

Cover of Collected short stories

Collected short stories William Somerset Maugham · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.4 456 pages · ≈ 8 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Under the deodars

Under the deodars Rudyard Kipling · 1850 ★★★★☆ 3.5 118 pages · ≈ 2 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Collected short stories higher: 4.4 vs 3.5 from 1188 votes.
Under the deodars is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Collected short stories.
Collected short stories is the easier read (Challenging), Under the deodars more demanding (Demanding).

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