Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories] vs The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1908 527 pages · ≈ 9 h 46 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes Edgar Allan Poe · 1903 ★★★★☆ 4.3 236 pages · ≈ 4 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories].

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