Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries vs Tales of Mystery and Imagination [13 stories]: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: First-person Narrative, Crime Fiction, Homicide, Gothic fiction, American Horror tales, Horror stories
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…
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![Cover of Tales of Mystery and Imagination [13 stories]](/covers/11674551.jpg)
The verdict
- Tales of Mystery and Imagination [13 stories] is the quickest read — about 6 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?
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [13 stories]
≈ 6h 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?
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [13 stories]
Moderate 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
| Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries | Tales of Mystery and Imagination [13 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (15) |
Reception
| Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries | Tales of Mystery and Imagination [13 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 15 |
| Editions | 43 | 3 |
| Pages | 1076 | 374 |