Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart) vs Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories]: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)

Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart) Edgar Allan Poe · 1990 89 pages · ≈ 1 h 39 m · Light

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Cover of Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1965 ★★★★☆ 3.7 337 pages · ≈ 6 h 14 m · Light

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The verdict

Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart) is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories].

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart) ≈ 1h vs 6h for Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories]

Scores by source

	Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)	Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories]
Hardcover	—	3.5 (15)

Reception

	Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)	Tales of Mystery and Imagination [12 stories]
Ratings	—	15
Editions	4	2
Pages	89	337

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