Plain tales from the hills vs The uncommercial traveller: Which Should You Read?
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Plain tales from the hills
“SHE was the daughter of Sonoo, a Hill-man of the Himalayas, and Jadeh his wife.”
Originally written for the Lahore Civil and Military Gazette, the stories were intended for a provincial readership familiar with the pleasures and miseries of colonial life. For the subsequent English edition, Kipling…
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The uncommercial traveller
“Allow me to introduce myself-first negatively.”
A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Plain tales from the hills is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The uncommercial traveller.
- Plain tales from the hills has the widest readership — 1843 ratings behind its score.
- Plain tales from the hills reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 52 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Plain tales from the hills | The uncommercial traveller | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1843) | 3.5 (397) |
| Hardcover | 2.8 (4) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (8) | 3.5 (9) |
Reception
| Plain tales from the hills | The uncommercial traveller | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1843 | 397 |
| Editions | 303 | 369 |
| Citations | 52 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1631 | 899 |
| Reading it now | 243 | 103 |
| Written reviews | 202 | 33 |
| Wikipedia attention | 488 | 290 |
| Pages | 194 | 419 |