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Selected Tales and Poems [24 stories, 47 poems]

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  • 1943 first published
  • 286 pages
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Selected Tales and Poems [24 stories, 47 poems] is a 1943 gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. Much of the action takes place in Paris and Toledo. It features William Wilson, Von Kempelen and Lieutenant Maury. Readers will find themes of Aristocracy, crime, first-person narrative and Homicide.

At about 286 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 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 Selected Tales and Poems [24 stories, 47 poems]?

Selected Tales and Poems [24 stories, 47 poems] was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1943.

What genre is Selected Tales and Poems [24 stories, 47 poems]?

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

How long is Selected Tales and Poems [24 stories, 47 poems]?

The median edition has 286 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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