The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories vs The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes - Volume I - Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque I: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories

The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories Leslie Shepard · 1977 ★★★★☆ 3.8 288 pages · ≈ 5 h 20 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes - Volume I - Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque I

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes - Volume I - Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque I Edgar Allan Poe · 1894 ★★★★☆ 3.8 343 pages · ≈ 6 h 21 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories is the easier read (Light), The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Ten Volumes - Volume I - Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque I more demanding (Challenging).

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