Plain tales from the hills vs The witness for the defence: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: India, 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 The witness for the defence

The witness for the defence A. E. W. Mason · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.6 236 pages · ≈ 4 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
The witness for the defence is the easier read (Challenging), Plain tales from the hills more demanding (Demanding).

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