Selected Stories of Bret Harte vs The Story of a Mine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Social life and customs, Fiction
Selected Stories of Bret Harte
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The life of Bret Harte divides itself, without adventitious forcing, into four quite distinct parts. First, we have the precocious boyhood, with its eager response to the intellectual stimulation of cultured parents;…
The Story of a Mine
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A delightful western tale by Bret Harte. Two sets of men make conflicting claims to a single bit of mountain, and alternately one claim and then another prevails -- until the claims reach Washington, and everybody knows…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Story of a Mine is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Selected Stories of Bret Harte.
- Selected Stories of Bret Harte has the widest readership — 109 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Selected Stories of Bret Harte | The Story of a Mine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (109) | 2.9 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | — |
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Reception
| Selected Stories of Bret Harte | The Story of a Mine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 109 | 8 |
| Editions | 9 | 26 |
| Want to read | 145 | 7 |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 8 | — |
| Pages | 306 | 128 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Selected Stories of Bret Harte or The Story of a Mine?
Selected Stories of Bret Harte has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Selected Stories of Bret Harte 3.8/5, The Story of a Mine 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Selected Stories of Bret Harte or The Story of a Mine?
The Story of a Mine is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Story of a Mine (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); Selected Stories of Bret Harte (306 pages, ≈ 5 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: Selected Stories of Bret Harte or The Story of a Mine?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Selected Stories of Bret Harte: Challenging; The Story of a Mine: Challenging.