Plain tales from the hills vs Rodney Stone: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Romans, Classic Literature, History, Fiction

Cover of Plain tales from the hills

Plain tales from the hills Rudyard Kipling · 1888 ★★★★☆ 3.7 194 pages · ≈ 3 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Rodney Stone

Rodney Stone Arthur Conan Doyle · 1896 ★★★★☆ 3.7 349 pages · ≈ 6 h 28 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Plain tales from the hills is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Rodney Stone.

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