Life with Father vs The Story of a Mine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mines and mineral resources, Westerns, Social life and customs, Fiction
Life with Father
“BALDY WOODS reached for the bottle, and got it.”
| writer = Howard LindsayRussel CrouseBased on the novel by Clarence Day
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The Story of a Mine
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…
The verdict
- Readers rate Life with Father highest: Life with Father 3.9 · The Story of a Mine 3.6.
- The Story of a Mine is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Life with Father.
- Life with Father has the widest readership — 3498 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Life with Father | The Story of a Mine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (3498) | 2.9 (8) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Life with Father | The Story of a Mine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3498 | 8 |
| Editions | 28 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | 981 | — |
| Pages | 313 | 128 |