Cover of Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Gold Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum)
Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Gold Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum)

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  • 1904 first published
  • 190 pages
  • 2 editions
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Edgar Allan Poe's Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Gold Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum) (1904) is a gothic fiction and horror story collection. The story is set in Lofoten and Norway, in Carnival. It features Montresor, Fortunato and Luchresi. Key subjects include Fear, pendulums, Spanish Inquisition and abbeys.

At about 190 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

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Subjects

  • American Horror tales
  • American Short stories
  • Children's fiction
  • Fear
  • Horror
  • Horror stories
  • Pendulums
  • Spanish Inquisition
  • Abbeys
  • Daggers
  • Gothic fiction
  • Hematidrosis
  • Horror fiction
  • Horror tales
  • Juvenile audience
  • Masquerade balls

Quick answers

Who wrote Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Gold Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum)?

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Gold Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum) was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1904.

What genre is Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Gold Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum)?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror and Circus & Carnival.

How long is Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Gold Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum)?

The median edition has 190 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Edgar Allan Poe's Tales (Cask of Amontillado / Descent into the Maelstrom / Gold Bug / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Mystery of Marie Roget / Pit and the Pendulum)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Book of the Dead, 21 Great Stories and The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition.

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