Great American Short Stories vs The Rinehart Book of Short Stories: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Great American Short Stories

Great American Short Stories Wallace Stegner · 1957 511 pages · ≈ 9 h 28 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Rinehart Book of Short Stories

The Rinehart Book of Short Stories Clarence Lee Cline · 1952 ★★★★☆ 3.6 307 pages · ≈ 5 h 41 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Rinehart Book of Short Stories is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Great American Short Stories.

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