Plain tales from the hills vs Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: India, Soldiers, British and irish fiction, Short Stories, 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 Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling)

Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling) Rudyard Kipling · 1834 ★★★★☆ 3.7 251 pages · ≈ 4 h 39 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling) is the easier read (Challenging), Plain tales from the hills more demanding (Demanding).

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