Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe vs The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]: Which Should You Read?

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Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe · 1967 ★★★★☆ 4.0 540 pages · ≈ 10 h 00 m · Moderate

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The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] Edgar Allan Poe · 1938 ★★★★☆ 4.0 1026 pages · ≈ 19 h 00 m · Challenging

73 stories: The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall The Gold-Bug The Balloon-Hoax Von Kempelen and His Discovery Mesmeric Revelation Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade MS.…

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 19 for The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays].
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe has the widest readership — 68 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe ≈ 10h vs 19h for The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] New to the genre? Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe Moderate vs Challenging for The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]

Scores by source

	Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe	The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]
Goodreads	4.1 (68)	—
Hardcover	—	4.3 (17)
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Reception

	Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe	The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]
Ratings	68	17
Editions	7	9
Want to read	65	—
Reading it now	6	—
Written reviews	5	—
Pages	540	1026
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe or The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]?

Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 4.0/5, The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] 4.0/5).

Which is shorter to read: Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe or The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]?

Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe (540 pages, ≈ 10 h 00 m); The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] (1026 pages, ≈ 19 h 00 m).

Which is harder to read: Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe or The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe: Moderate; The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]: Challenging.