Great Tales of Terror (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Pit and the Pendulum) vs Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century): Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Great Tales of Terror (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Pit and the Pendulum)

Great Tales of Terror (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Pit and the Pendulum) Edgar Allan Poe · 1980 ★★★★☆ 3.8 131 pages · ≈ 2 h 26 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century)

Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century) Walker, Hugh · 1914 486 pages · ≈ 9 h 00 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Great Tales of Terror (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Pit and the Pendulum) is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century).
Great Tales of Terror (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Pit and the Pendulum) is the easier read (Light), Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century) more demanding (Moderate).

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