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Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

Poems and Tales [12 stories, 16 poems]

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  • 1918 first published
  • 216 pages
  • 2 editions
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Edgar Allan Poe and Paul, Harry Gilbert's Poems and Tales [12 stories, 16 poems] (1918) is a gothic fiction and horror story collection. It takes readers to Paris and Lofoten in Carnival. Characters include Father Time, Prince Prospero and Roderick Usher. Key subjects include crime, first-person narrative, Homicide and Hyperesthesia.

At about 216 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • 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
  • American Short stories

Quick answers

Who wrote Poems and Tales [12 stories, 16 poems]?

Poems and Tales [12 stories, 16 poems] was written by Edgar Allan Poe and Paul, Harry Gilbert and first published in 1918.

What genre is Poems and Tales [12 stories, 16 poems]?

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

How long is Poems and Tales [12 stories, 16 poems]?

The median edition has 216 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Poems and Tales [12 stories, 16 poems]?

Readers who like it often enjoy Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century).

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