Great American Short Stories vs Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher): Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Maces, Knights, Hysteria, Heroic Romances, Hermitages, Burial Vaults

Cover of Great American Short Stories

Great American Short Stories Wallace Stegner · 1957 511 pages · ≈ 9 h 28 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher)

Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher) Edgar Allan Poe · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.8 111 pages · ≈ 2 h 03 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher) is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Great American Short Stories.

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