Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque vs The Rinehart Book of Short Stories: 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 Rinehart Book of Short Stories
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The fall of the House of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe Young Goodman Brown / Nathaniel Hawthorne Mademoiselle Fifi / Guy De Maupassant The Sire de Malétroit's door / Robert Louis Stevenson The kiss / Anton Chekhov The man who…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque highest: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 4.1 · The Rinehart Book of Short Stories 3.6.
- 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 Rinehart Book of Short Stories stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | The Rinehart Book of Short Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (1095) | 2.9 (12) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | The Rinehart Book of Short Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1095 | 12 |
| Editions | 146 | 8 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2337 | — |
| Reading it now | 217 | — |
| Written reviews | 97 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 760 | — |
| Pages | 276 | 307 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque or The Rinehart Book of Short Stories?
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque 4.1/5, The Rinehart Book of Short Stories 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque or The Rinehart Book of Short Stories?
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 Rinehart Book of Short Stories (307 pages, ≈ 5 h 41 m).
Which is harder to read: Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque or The Rinehart Book of Short Stories?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque: Challenging; The Rinehart Book of Short Stories: Moderate.