A Daughter of the Snows vs Colonel Starbottle's Client: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A Daughter of the Snows A Daughter of the Snows Jack London · 1902 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Challenging

From the book:"All ready, Miss Welse, though I'm sorry we can't spare one of the steamer's boats." Frona Welse arose with alacrity and came to the first officer's side. "We're so busy," he explained, "and gold-rushers…

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Cover of Colonel Starbottle's Client Colonel Starbottle's Client Bret Harte · 1892 152 pages · ≈ 2 h 49 m · Demanding

It may be remembered that it was the habit of that gallant war- horse of the Calaveras democracy, Colonel Starbottle, at the close of a political campaign, to return to his original profession of the Law. Perhaps it…

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A Daughter of the SnowsColonel Starbottle's Client
Goodreads 3.4 (881) —
Hardcover 3.5 (2) —
Apple Books 4.5 (21) —

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A Daughter of the SnowsColonel Starbottle's Client
Ratings 881 —
Editions 50 14
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 708 —
Reading it now 96 —
Written reviews 76 —
Wikipedia attention 198 —
Pages 244 152

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