How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works) vs The Author's Craft: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Language Arts, Essays, Nonfiction
How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works)
How to tell a story. In defence of Harriet Shelley. Fenimore Cooper's literary offences. Traveling with a reformer. Private history of the "Jumping frog" story. Mental telegraphy again. What Paul Bourget thinks of us. A…
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The Author's Craft
The author of The Grand Babylon Hotel, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, The Old Wives' Tale and much more, English writer Arnold Bennett's fictional and non-fictional works have stood the test of time. Bennett also wrote…
The verdict
- Readers rate How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works) highest: How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works) 4.0 · The Author's Craft 3.3.
- The Author's Craft is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works).
- How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works) has the widest readership — 142 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works) | The Author's Craft | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.2 (99) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (142) | — |
Reception
| How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (16 works) | The Author's Craft | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 142 | 99 |
| Editions | 17 | 27 |
| Pages | 333 | 121 |