Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] vs The Elements of the Short Story: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1983 431 pages · ≈ 7 h 59 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Elements of the Short Story

The Elements of the Short Story Edward Everett Hale, Jr. · 1915 296 pages · ≈ 5 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Elements of the Short Story is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories].
Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] is the easier read (Moderate), The Elements of the Short Story more demanding (Challenging).

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