Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay] vs The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories]: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay]

Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay] Edgar Allan Poe · 1992 1024 pages · ≈ 18 h 58 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories]

The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1976 633 pages · ≈ 11 h 43 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories] is the quicker read — about 11 hours vs 18 for Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay].
The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories] is the easier read (Moderate), Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay] more demanding (Challenging).

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