Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death) vs The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories]: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Masquerade Balls, Hematidrosis, Daggers, Abbeys, Nobility, Juvenile audience

Cover of Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death)

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death) Edgar Allan Poe · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories]

The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories] Robert Silverberg · 1983 431 pages · ≈ 7 h 59 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Hop-Frog / Masque of the Red Death) is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The Fantasy Hall of Fame [22 stories].

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