Condensed novels vs The Story of a Mine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Social life and customs, Fiction
Condensed novels
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The Dodds were dead. For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard. The townfolk still spoke of them kindly. The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him…
The Story of a Mine
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A delightful western tale by Bret Harte. Two sets of men make conflicting claims to a single bit of mountain, and alternately one claim and then another prevails -- until the claims reach Washington, and everybody knows…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Story of a Mine has the widest readership — 8 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Condensed novels | The Story of a Mine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (5) | 2.9 (8) |
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Reception
| Condensed novels | The Story of a Mine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 8 |
| Editions | 27 | 26 |
| Want to read | 11 | 7 |
| Reading it now | 4 | — |
| Pages | 219 | 128 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Condensed novels or The Story of a Mine?
Condensed novels has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Condensed novels 3.8/5, The Story of a Mine 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Condensed novels or The Story of a Mine?
The Story of a Mine is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Story of a Mine (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); Condensed novels (219 pages, ≈ 4 h 03 m).
Which is harder to read: Condensed novels or The Story of a Mine?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Condensed novels: Challenging; The Story of a Mine: Challenging.