Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay] vs The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories]: Which Should You Read?
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Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay]
71 stories: Duc De L'Omelette -- Tale of Jerusalem -- Loss of breath -- Bon-bon -- Four beasts in one -- the Homo-Cameleopard -- MS. Found in a bottle -- Assignation Unparallelled adventure of one Hans Pfaall…
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The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories]
Angel of the Odd Assignation Balloon-Hoax Berenice Black Cat Bon-Bon Business Man Cask of Amontillado Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Diddling…
The verdict
- The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories] is the quickest read — about 11 hours vs 18 for Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay].
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories]
≈ 11h vs 18h for Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay]
New to the genre?
The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories]
Moderate vs Challenging for Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay]
Reception
| Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay] | The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories] | |
|---|---|---|
| Editions | 6 | 4 |
| Pages | 1024 | 633 |