Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque vs TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE - In Two Volumes - Vol. I (Bon-Bon / Devil in the Belfry / Duc de L’omelette / Fall of the House of Usher / King Pest / Ligeia / Lionizing / Man That Was Used Up / Morella / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Scythe of Time / Shadow / Signora Zenobia / William Wilson): Which Should You Read?
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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
Morella -- Lionizing -- William Wilson The man that was used up -- Fall of the House of Usher The Duc de l'Omelette -- Ms. found in a bottle -- Bon-bon -- Shadow -- The devil in the belfry -- Ligeia -- King Pest -- The…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque highest: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 4.1 · TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE - In Two Volumes - Vol. I (Bon-Bon / Devil in the Belfry / Duc de L’omelette / Fall of the House of Usher / King Pest / Ligeia / Lionizing / Man That Was Used Up / Morella / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Scythe of Time / Shadow / Signora Zenobia / William Wilson) 3.8.
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque has the widest readership — 1095 ratings behind its score.
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque runs the darker storyline; TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE - In Two Volumes - Vol. I (Bon-Bon / Devil in the Belfry / Duc de L’omelette / Fall of the House of Usher / King Pest / Ligeia / Lionizing / Man That Was Used Up / Morella / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Scythe of Time / Shadow / Signora Zenobia / William Wilson) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
In the mood for something dark?
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
a darker storyline than TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE - In Two Volumes - Vol. I (Bon-Bon / Devil in the Belfry / Duc de L’omelette / Fall of the House of Usher / King Pest / Ligeia / Lionizing / Man That Was Used Up / Morella / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Scythe of Time / Shadow / Signora Zenobia / William Wilson)
Want something lighter?
TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE - In Two Volumes - Vol. I (Bon-Bon / Devil in the Belfry / Duc de L’omelette / Fall of the House of Usher / King Pest / Ligeia / Lionizing / Man That Was Used Up / Morella / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Scythe of Time / Shadow / Signora Zenobia / William Wilson)
an easier tone than Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
Scores by source
| Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE - In Two Volumes - Vol. I (Bon-Bon / Devil in the Belfry / Duc de L’omelette / Fall of the House of Usher / King Pest / Ligeia / Lionizing / Man That Was Used Up / Morella / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Scythe of Time / Shadow / Signora Zenobia / William Wilson) | |
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| Goodreads | 4.1 (1095) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE - In Two Volumes - Vol. I (Bon-Bon / Devil in the Belfry / Duc de L’omelette / Fall of the House of Usher / King Pest / Ligeia / Lionizing / Man That Was Used Up / Morella / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Scythe of Time / Shadow / Signora Zenobia / William Wilson) | |
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| Ratings | 1095 | 1 |
| Editions | 146 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2337 | — |
| Reading it now | 217 | — |
| Written reviews | 97 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 760 | — |
| Pages | 276 | 191 |