The Pool in the Desert vs The Unbearable Bassington: Which Should You Read?
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The Pool in the Desert
A collection of stories by Sara Jeannette Duncan. In The Pool in the Desert, first published in 1903, Sara Jeannette Duncan explores the impact of isolation on the small British communities of Victorian India.
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The Unbearable Bassington
FRANCESCA BASSINGTON sat in the drawing-room of her house in Blue Street, W., regaling herself and her estimable brother Henry with China tea and small cress sandwiches. The meal was of that elegant proportion which,…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Unbearable Bassington highest: The Unbearable Bassington 3.8 · The Pool in the Desert 3.4.
- The Unbearable Bassington has the widest readership — 712 ratings behind its score.
- The Unbearable Bassington runs the darker storyline; The Pool in the Desert stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Pool in the Desert | The Unbearable Bassington | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.0 (28) | 3.8 (712) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| The Pool in the Desert | The Unbearable Bassington | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 28 | 712 |
| Editions | 22 | 66 |
| Citations | — | 11 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 57 | 795 |
| Reading it now | 5 | 30 |
| Written reviews | 5 | 90 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 132 |
| Pages | 204 | 160 |