Selected Stories vs Valley Thieves: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Westerns

Cover of Selected Stories

Selected Stories Bret Harte · 1947 ★★★★☆ 4.2 296 pages · ≈ 5 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Valley Thieves

Valley Thieves Frederick Faust · 1961 ★★★★☆ 3.7 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Selected Stories higher: 4.2 vs 3.7 from 17727 votes.
Valley Thieves is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Selected Stories.
Valley Thieves is the easier read (Moderate), Selected Stories more demanding (Challenging).

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