Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling) vs Under the deodars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: India, English Short stories, British and irish fiction, Short Stories, Fiction
Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling)
Originally written for the Lahore Civil and Military Gazette, the stories were intended for a provincial readership familiar with the pleasures and miseries of colonial life. For the subsequent English edition, Kipling…
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Under the deodars
Eight short stories of Rudyard Kipling: The Education of Otis Yeere At the Pit's Mouth A Wayside Comedy The Hill of Illusion A Second-rate Woman Only a Subaltern In the Matter of a Private The Enlightenments of Pagett.…
The verdict
- Readers rate Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling) highest: Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling) 3.7 · Under the deodars 3.5.
- Under the deodars is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling).
- Under the deodars has the widest readership — 99 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling) | Under the deodars | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (99) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (8) | — |
Reception
| Soldiers Three (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling) | Under the deodars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 99 |
| Editions | 181 | 83 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Want to read | — | 163 |
| Reading it now | — | 19 |
| Written reviews | — | 18 |
| Pages | 251 | 118 |