Selected Stories vs Valley of Wild Horses: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns
Selected Stories
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;…
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Valley of Wild Horses
The tall young cowpuncher known as Panhandle Smith had roped, gambled and fought his way from Montana to New Mexico, but Marco was the most lawless place he had ever seen. And when Panhandle faced down Dick Hardman, he…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Selected Stories has the widest readership — 17727 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Selected Stories | Valley of Wild Horses | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (17727) | 4.0 (2113) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (863) |
Reception
| Selected Stories | Valley of Wild Horses | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17727 | 2113 |
| Editions | 12 | 126 |
| Want to read | — | 1171 |
| Reading it now | — | 400 |
| Written reviews | — | 102 |
| Wikipedia attention | 134 | — |
| Pages | 296 | 250 |