Selected Stories of Bret Harte vs The story of California: 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 California
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Contents The Sign at Six (1912) The Gray Dawn (1915) The Mountains (1904) Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life (1899) The Adventures of Bobby Orde (1908) The Westerners (1901) The Call of the North The…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Selected Stories of Bret Harte is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The story of California.
- Selected Stories of Bret Harte has the widest readership — 109 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Selected Stories of Bret Harte | The story of California | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (109) | 3.7 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | — |
Reception
| Selected Stories of Bret Harte | The story of California | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 109 | 3 |
| Editions | 9 | 9 |
| Want to read | 145 | 3 |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 8 | — |
| Pages | 306 | 437 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Selected Stories of Bret Harte or The story of California?
The story of California has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The story of California 3.8/5, Selected Stories of Bret Harte 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Selected Stories of Bret Harte or The story of California?
Selected Stories of Bret Harte is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Selected Stories of Bret Harte (306 pages, ≈ 5 h 40 m); The story of California (437 pages, ≈ 8 h 06 m).
Which is harder to read: Selected Stories of Bret Harte or The story of California?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Selected Stories of Bret Harte: Challenging; The story of California: Challenging.