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Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]

  • 1902 first published
  • 382 pages
  • 27 editions

Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] (1902) is a gothic fiction and horror novel. The story is set in Lofoten and Norway, in Carnival. Characters include William Wilson, Demon and Father Time. It deals with Aristocracy, crime, first-person narrative and Homicide.

46 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 27 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 382 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]

Tales of Mystery and Imagination, London: George Harrap and New York: Brentanos, 1919. (This famous and frequently copied collection features elaborate illustrations by Harry Clarke. The original edition comprised 24 black and white illustrations, plus front cover and spine illustration and 10 decorative tailpieces. The book was so well received that it was reissued in 1923 with 8 additional illustrations in full color. It was reprinted in New York by Tudor in 1933, 1935, 1936 and 1939. These illustrations have been reprinted numerous times, most notably in London by Chancellor Press in 1985.) [(source)](https://www.eapoe.org/works/editions/index.htm#poe) Contains: [Assignation](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645797W) [Berenice](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645808W) [Black Cat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41068W) Bon-Bon [Cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion [Descent into the Maelstrom](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273476W) [Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL40987W) [Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL40987W) Gold Bug King Pest [Landor's Cottage](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15646005W) Ligeia Lionizing Man of the Crowd [Masque of the Red Death](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41050W) Metzengerstein Morella Ms.
Description from Open Library

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 Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]?

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories] was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1902.

What genre is Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]?

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

How long is Tales of Mystery and Imagination [29 stories]?

The median edition has 382 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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