Erzählungen vs Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Maces, Knights, Hysteria, Heroic Romances, Hermitages, Burial Vaults

Cover of Erzählungen

Erzählungen Edgar Allan Poe · 1989 781 pages · ≈ 14 h 28 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque Edgar Allan Poe · 1840 ★★★★☆ 4.1 276 pages · ≈ 5 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 14 for Erzählungen.
Erzählungen is the easier read (Moderate), Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque more demanding (Challenging).

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