Crucial Instances vs The ruling passion: Which Should You Read?

Crucial Instances Edith Wharton · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.6 131 pages · ≈ 2 h 26 m · Challenging

Edith Wharton's classic 1901 short story collection. Included are: "The Duchess at Prayer," "The Angel at the Grave," "The Recovery," "Copy: A Dialogue," "The Rembrandt," "The Moving Finger," and "The Confessional."

The ruling passion Henry van Dyke · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.8 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Challenging

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally…