The Poison Belt vs The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The Poison Belt

The Poison Belt Arthur Conan Doyle · 1913 ★★★★☆ 3.9 83 pages · ≈ 1 h 32 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents

The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents H. G. Wells · 1895 ★★★★☆ 3.6 156 pages · ≈ 2 h 53 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Poison Belt higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 98 votes.
The Poison Belt is the easier read (Challenging), The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents more demanding (Demanding).

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