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Seven Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Man of the Crowd / Mesmeric Revelation / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter)

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  • 1971 first published
  • 245 pages
  • 2 editions
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Seven Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Man of the Crowd / Mesmeric Revelation / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter) is a 1971 gothic fiction and horror novel by Edgar Allan Poe. Much of the action takes place in Paris. It features Mr. Vankirk, C. Auguste Dupin and Minister D—. Key subjects include Mesmerism, burial vaults, Catalepsy and dragons.

It runs to roughly 245 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Mesmerism
  • American Horror tales
  • Burial vaults
  • Catalepsy
  • Dragons
  • Gothic fiction
  • Hermitages
  • Heroic romances
  • Horror
  • Horror tales
  • Hysteria
  • Knights
  • Maces
  • Psychogenic death
  • Tarns
  • Horror fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Seven Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Man of the Crowd / Mesmeric Revelation / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter)?

Seven Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Man of the Crowd / Mesmeric Revelation / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter) was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1971.

What genre is Seven Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Man of the Crowd / Mesmeric Revelation / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter)?

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

How long is Seven Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Man of the Crowd / Mesmeric Revelation / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter)?

The median edition has 245 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Seven Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Man of the Crowd / Mesmeric Revelation / Oval Portrait / Purloined Letter)?

Readers who like it often enjoy The World of Mystery Fiction, The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition and What Moves the Dead.

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