Plain tales from the hills vs Within the tides: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Short Stories, 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 Within the tides

Within the tides Joseph Conrad · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.6 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

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

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