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Macabre Tales & Poems [8 stories, 15 poems]

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  • 2006 first published
  • 392 pages
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Published in 2006, Macabre Tales & Poems [8 stories, 15 poems] is a gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. Much of the action takes place in Paris and Lofoten. Characters include Father Time, Prince Prospero and Roderick Usher. It deals with Aristocracy, crime, first-person narrative and Homicide.

At about 392 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

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 Macabre Tales & Poems [8 stories, 15 poems]?

Macabre Tales & Poems [8 stories, 15 poems] was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 2006.

What genre is Macabre Tales & Poems [8 stories, 15 poems]?

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

How long is Macabre Tales & Poems [8 stories, 15 poems]?

The median edition has 392 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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