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Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems]

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  • 1940 first published
  • 432 pages
  • 20 editions
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Edgar Allan Poe's Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems] (1940) is a gothic fiction and horror poetry collection. The story is set in Paris and Lofoten, in Carnival. It features Annabel Lee, Lenore and Pallas. Readers will find themes of laments, narrative poetry, Poetry and grief.

49 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions.

At about 432 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems]

21 stories: [Tell-tale Heart](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41059W) [Cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) Hop-Frog [Black Cat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41068W) Ligeia [Assignation](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645797W) The Oval Portrait . [Masque of the Red Death](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41050W) [Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL40987W) The Murders in the Rue Morgue . The Mystery of Marie Roget [Purloined Letter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41065W) Gold-Bug Shadow—A Parable . MS Found in a Bottle . [Descent into the Maelstrom](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273476W) [Pit and the Pendulum](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273550W) The Sphinx The Man of the Crowd The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether [William Wilson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16088822W) 34 poems: Alone [Annabel Lee](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273456W) A Pæan Bells Bridal Ballad City in the Sea Conqueror Worm Dream Dream-Land Dreams Dream Within a Dream Eldorado Eulalie Evening Star For Annie Haunted Palace Imitation In Youth I Have Known One Israfel Lenore [Raven](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41081W) Romance Silence Sleeper Song Spirits of the Dead To To To Helen To Helen To Science To the River Ulalume Valley of Unrest
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Laments
  • Narrative poetry
  • Poetry
  • Grief
  • American poetry
  • American Children's poetry
  • Love poetry
  • Juvenile poetry
  • Busts
  • Supernatural
  • Talking birds
  • Ravens
  • American fantasy poetry
  • Young adult nonfiction
  • Fantasy poetry
  • Gothic poetry

Quick answers

Who wrote Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems]?

Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems] was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1940.

What genre is Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems]?

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

How long is Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems]?

The median edition has 432 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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