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Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

Poetry, Tales and Selected Essays [74 stories, 62 poems, 5 essays]

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  • 1996 first published
  • 1,506 pages
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Poetry, Tales and Selected Essays [74 stories, 62 poems, 5 essays] is a 1996 gothic fiction and horror poetry collection by Edgar Allan Poe. It takes readers to kingdom by the sea and England in Carnival. It features Annabel Lee, Lenore and Pallas. Key subjects include laments, narrative poetry, Poetry and grief.

It runs to roughly 1,506 pages — 27–28 hours of reading at an average pace.

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 Poetry, Tales and Selected Essays [74 stories, 62 poems, 5 essays]?

Poetry, Tales and Selected Essays [74 stories, 62 poems, 5 essays] was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1996.

What genre is Poetry, Tales and Selected Essays [74 stories, 62 poems, 5 essays]?

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

How long is Poetry, Tales and Selected Essays [74 stories, 62 poems, 5 essays]?

The median edition has 1,506 pages, about 27–28 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Poetry, Tales and Selected Essays [74 stories, 62 poems, 5 essays]?

Readers who like it often enjoy The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition and The Anthology of Ghost Stories.

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