Histoires Extraordinaires (Balloon-Hoax / Descent into the Maelstrom / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Gold-Bug / Ligeia / Mesmeric Revelation / Metzengerstein / Morella / MS. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Purloined Letter / Tale of the Ragged Mountains / Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall) vs The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar: Which Should You Read?
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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
“Of course I shall not pretend to consider it any matter for wonder, that the extraordinary case of M. Valdemar has excited discussion.”
"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" is a short story by the American author Edgar Allan Poe about a mesmerist who puts a man in a suspended hypnotic state at the moment of death. An example of a tale of suspense and…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 9 for Histoires Extraordinaires (Balloon-Hoax / Descent into the Maelstrom / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Gold-Bug / Ligeia / Mesmeric Revelation / Metzengerstein / Morella / MS. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Purloined Letter / Tale of the Ragged Mountains / Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall).
- The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar has the widest readership — 16 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Histoires Extraordinaires (Balloon-Hoax / Descent into the Maelstrom / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Gold-Bug / Ligeia / Mesmeric Revelation / Metzengerstein / Morella / MS. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Purloined Letter / Tale of the Ragged Mountains / Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall) | The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (6) | 3.4 (15) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (16) |
Reception
| Histoires Extraordinaires (Balloon-Hoax / Descent into the Maelstrom / Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar / Gold-Bug / Ligeia / Mesmeric Revelation / Metzengerstein / Morella / MS. Found in a Bottle / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Purloined Letter / Tale of the Ragged Mountains / Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall) | The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar | |
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| Ratings | 6 | 16 |
| Editions | 8 | 11 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1613 |
| Pages | 523 | 26 |