Tales of Mystery and Horror - Vol. II (Assignation / Berenice / Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / MS. Found in a Bottle / Purloined Letter / Tell-tale Heart / William Wilson) vs Tales of Mystery & Imagination: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Aristocracy, First-person Narrative, Crime Fiction, Homicide, Gothic fiction, American Horror tales
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Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Assignation Berenice Black Cat Cask of Amontillado Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Eleonora Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Ligeia Masque of the Red…
The verdict
- Tales of Mystery and Horror - Vol. II (Assignation / Berenice / Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / MS. Found in a Bottle / Purloined Letter / Tell-tale Heart / William Wilson) is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Tales of Mystery & Imagination.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Tales of Mystery and Horror - Vol. II (Assignation / Berenice / Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / MS. Found in a Bottle / Purloined Letter / Tell-tale Heart / William Wilson)
≈ 4h vs 6h for Tales of Mystery & Imagination
New to the genre?
Tales of Mystery and Horror - Vol. II (Assignation / Berenice / Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / MS. Found in a Bottle / Purloined Letter / Tell-tale Heart / William Wilson)
Light vs Moderate for Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Reception
| Tales of Mystery and Horror - Vol. II (Assignation / Berenice / Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Fall of the House of Usher / MS. Found in a Bottle / Purloined Letter / Tell-tale Heart / William Wilson) | Tales of Mystery & Imagination | |
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| Editions | 2 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 939 |
| Pages | 231 | 366 |