Edgar Allan Poe vs Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: First-person Narrative, Crime Fiction, Homicide, Gothic fiction, American Horror tales, Horror stories
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Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries
The two brothers (Anpu and Bata) / Anonymous -- Setna and the magic book / Anonymous -- Eumæus' : talk / Homer -- The country mouse and the town mouse / Æsop -- King Rhampsinitus and the thief / Herodotus -- Phineus and…
The verdict
- Edgar Allan Poe is the quickest read — about 12 hours vs 19 for Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Edgar Allan Poe
≈ 12h vs 19h for Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries
New to the genre?
Edgar Allan Poe
Light vs Challenging for Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries
Scores by source
| Edgar Allan Poe | Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.8 (5) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (733) | — |
Reception
| Edgar Allan Poe | Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 733 | — |
| Editions | 2 | 43 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 106734 | — |
| Pages | 654 | 1076 |