Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries vs The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. II (Assignation / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Domain of Arnheim / Fall of the House of Usher / Imp of the Perverse / Island of the Fay / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery Op Marie Roget / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Purloined Leiter / Tell-Tale Heart): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: First-person Narrative, Crime Fiction, Homicide, Gothic fiction, American Horror tales, Horror stories
Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries
The two brothers (Anpu and Bata) / Anonymous -- Setna and the magic book / Anonymous -- Eumæus' : talk / Homer -- The country mouse and the town mouse / Æsop -- King Rhampsinitus and the thief / Herodotus -- Phineus and…
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The verdict
- The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. II (Assignation / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Domain of Arnheim / Fall of the House of Usher / Imp of the Perverse / Island of the Fay / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery Op Marie Roget / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Purloined Leiter / Tell-Tale Heart) is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 19 for Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. II (Assignation / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Domain of Arnheim / Fall of the House of Usher / Imp of the Perverse / Island of the Fay / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery Op Marie Roget / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Purloined Leiter / Tell-Tale Heart)
≈ 6h vs 19h for Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries
New to the genre?
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. II (Assignation / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Domain of Arnheim / Fall of the House of Usher / Imp of the Perverse / Island of the Fay / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery Op Marie Roget / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Purloined Leiter / Tell-Tale Heart)
Moderate vs Challenging for Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries
Scores by source
| Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries | The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. II (Assignation / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Domain of Arnheim / Fall of the House of Usher / Imp of the Perverse / Island of the Fay / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery Op Marie Roget / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Purloined Leiter / Tell-Tale Heart) | |
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| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| Great Short Stories of the World -- a collection of complete short stories chosen from the literatures of all periods and countries | The Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Vol. II (Assignation / Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Domain of Arnheim / Fall of the House of Usher / Imp of the Perverse / Island of the Fay / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery Op Marie Roget / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Premature Burial / Purloined Leiter / Tell-Tale Heart) | |
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| Ratings | — | 8 |
| Editions | 43 | 2 |
| Pages | 1076 | 337 |