Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque vs The Evil Image: Which Should You Read?
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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
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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…
The Evil Image
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xi • General Introduction (The Evil Image: Two Centuries of Gothic Short Fiction and Poetry) • essay by Patricia L. Skarda and Nora Crow Jaffe xxv • Critical Studies of the Gothic • essay by uncredited 2 • The…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque highest: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 4.1 · The Evil Image 3.9.
- Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The Evil Image.
- 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; The Evil Image stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | The Evil Image | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (1095) | 4.4 (5) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | The Evil Image | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1095 | 5 |
| Editions | 146 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2337 | 29 |
| Reading it now | 217 | — |
| Written reviews | 97 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 760 | — |
| Pages | 276 | 479 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque or The Evil Image?
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 4.1/5, The Evil Image 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque or The Evil Image?
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m); The Evil Image (479 pages, ≈ 8 h 52 m).
Which is harder to read: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque or The Evil Image?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque: Challenging; The Evil Image: Moderate.