La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques vs Selected Tales and Sketches: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques

La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1989 ★★★★☆ 3.7 36 pages · ≈ 40 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Selected Tales and Sketches

Selected Tales and Sketches Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 356 pages · ≈ 6 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Selected Tales and Sketches higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 516 votes.
La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Selected Tales and Sketches.
La Fille de Rappaccini et autres contes fantastiques is the easier read (Moderate), Selected Tales and Sketches more demanding (Challenging).

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