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Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

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  • 1944 first published
  • 562 pages
  • 5 editions
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Published in 1944, Tales of Edgar Allan Poe is a gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in Paris and Lofoten, in Carnival. Characters include William Wilson, Father Time and Prince Prospero. Readers will find themes of Aristocracy, crime, first-person narrative and Homicide.

16 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

It runs to roughly 562 pages — 10–11 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

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 Tales of Edgar Allan Poe?

Tales of Edgar Allan Poe was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1944.

What genre is Tales of Edgar Allan Poe?

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

How long is Tales of Edgar Allan Poe?

The median edition has 562 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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