Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] vs The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] Edgar Allan Poe · 1960 ★★★★☆ 3.8 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Moderate
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Cover of The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] Edgar Allan Poe · 1938 ★★★★☆ 4.0 1026 pages · ≈ 19 h 00 m · Challenging
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73 stories: The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall The Gold-Bug The Balloon-Hoax Von Kempelen and His Discovery Mesmeric Revelation Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade MS.…

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Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems]The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]
Hardcover 4.0 (1) 4.3 (17)
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Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems]The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]
Ratings 1 17
Editions 11 9
Pages 218 1026
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] or The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]?

The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] 4.0/5, Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] or The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]?

Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] (218 pages, ≈ 4 h 02 m); The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays] (1026 pages, ≈ 19 h 00 m).

Which is harder to read: Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems] or The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Ten Great Mysteries [10 stories, 5 poems]: Moderate; The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [67 stories, 52 poems, 4 essays]: Challenging.

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