Debits and credits vs The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Short Stories
Debits and credits
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Debits and Credits, Rudyard Kipling. TEI XML version of http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/k/kipling/rudyard/debits/ .
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
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The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents was H. G. Wells' first collection of short stories, published in 1895. These fantasy and science fiction tales were all written between 1893 and 1895 and published in various…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Debits and credits.
- The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents has the widest readership — 450 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Debits and credits | The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (50) | 3.5 (450) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Debits and credits | The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 50 | 450 |
| Editions | 35 | 33 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 451 |
| Reading it now | — | 53 |
| Written reviews | — | 42 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5556 | 163 |
| Pages | 416 | 156 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Debits and credits or The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents?
Debits and credits has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Debits and credits 3.6/5, The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Debits and credits or The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents?
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (156 pages, ≈ 2 h 53 m); Debits and credits (416 pages, ≈ 7 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: Debits and credits or The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Debits and credits: Challenging; The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents: Demanding.