Tales of Terror and Mystery vs The Old Man in the Corner: Which Should You Read?

Tales of Terror and Mystery Arthur Conan Doyle · 1963 ★★★★☆ 3.8 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Challenging

“The idea that the extraordinary narrative which has been called the Joyce-Armstrong Fragment is an elaborate practical joke evolved by some unknown person, cursed by a perverted and sinister sense of humour, has now been abandoned by all who have examined the matter.”

From the book:The idea that the extraordinary narrative which has been called the Joyce-Armstrong Fragment is an elaborate practical joke evolved by some unknown person, cursed by a perverted and sinister sense of…

The Old Man in the Corner Emma Orczy · 1908 ★★★★☆ 4.1 219 pages · ≈ 4 h 03 m · Challenging

The Old Man (Bill Owen) sits in a cheap restaurant frequented by journalists and plays with a bit of string, which he ties into elaborate knots as he talks. Addressing himself to Polly Burton, a young newspaperwoman…