Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humour, and Poems [8 stories, 11 poems] vs The Gold Bug and Other Tales of Mystery [9 stories, 8 poems]: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Laments, American Children's poetry, Love poetry, Busts, Narrative poetry, Juvenile poetry

Cover of Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humour, and Poems [8 stories, 11 poems]

Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humour, and Poems [8 stories, 11 poems] Edgar Allan Poe · 1852 282 pages · ≈ 5 h 13 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Gold Bug and Other Tales of Mystery [9 stories, 8 poems]

The Gold Bug and Other Tales of Mystery [9 stories, 8 poems] Edgar Allan Poe · 1970 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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