Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway vs The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. I: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway

Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway Corinne Demas · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 560 pages · ≈ 10 h 22 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. I

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. I Edgar Allan Poe · 1874 ★★★★☆ 3.8 513 pages · ≈ 9 h 30 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway is the easier read (Moderate), The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. I more demanding (Challenging).

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