Cover of Tales of Horror and Suspense (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)
Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

Tales of Horror and Suspense (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)

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  • 1987 first published
  • 177 pages
  • 2 editions
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Tales of Horror and Suspense (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson) is a 1987 gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in Paris and Toledo, in Carnival. Characters include William Wilson, Father Time and Roderick Usher. It deals with Aristocracy, crime, first-person narrative and Homicide.

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It runs to roughly 177 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

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Era

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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

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Who wrote Tales of Horror and Suspense (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)?

Tales of Horror and Suspense (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson) was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1987.

What genre is Tales of Horror and Suspense (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)?

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

How long is Tales of Horror and Suspense (Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)?

The median edition has 177 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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