Cover of Essential Tales and Poems [25 stories, 18 poems, 1 essay]

Essential Tales and Poems [25 stories, 18 poems, 1 essay]

  • 2012 first published
  • 546 pages

Published in 2012, Essential Tales and Poems [25 stories, 18 poems, 1 essay] is a gothic fiction and horror novel by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in Paris and Lofoten. Characters include William Wilson, Demon and Father Time. Readers will find themes of Aristocracy, crime, first-person narrative and Homicide.

It runs to roughly 546 pages — 10–11 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Aristocracy
  • American Horror tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Crime
  • Crime fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • First-person narrative
  • Gothic fiction
  • Homicide
  • Horror
  • Horror fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Hyperesthesia
  • Murder

Quick answers

Who wrote Essential Tales and Poems [25 stories, 18 poems, 1 essay]?

Essential Tales and Poems [25 stories, 18 poems, 1 essay] was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 2012.

What genre is Essential Tales and Poems [25 stories, 18 poems, 1 essay]?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror and Dragon Fiction.

How long is Essential Tales and Poems [25 stories, 18 poems, 1 essay]?

The median edition has 546 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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