Selected Tales and Sketches vs Twice-Told Tales: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Sextons, American Historical fiction, Short Story, Clergy, Manners and customs, Paranormal

Cover of Selected Tales and Sketches

Selected Tales and Sketches Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 356 pages · ≈ 6 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Twice-Told Tales

Twice-Told Tales Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.9 242 pages · ≈ 4 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Twice-Told Tales is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Selected Tales and Sketches.

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