American Short Stories vs Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of American Short Stories

American Short Stories Charles Sears Baldwin · 1904 333 pages · ≈ 6 h 10 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1983 431 pages · ≈ 7 h 59 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] is the easier read (Moderate), American Short Stories more demanding (Challenging).

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