Forty-Two Tales vs Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories]: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Forty-Two Tales

Forty-Two Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1911 638 pages · ≈ 11 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1908 527 pages · ≈ 9 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories] is the quicker read — about 9 hours vs 11 for Forty-Two Tales.

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