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Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

Tales of Mystery & Imagination

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  • 1941 first published
  • 366 pages
  • 5 editions
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Published in 1941, Tales of Mystery & Imagination is a gothic fiction and horror novel by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in Paris and Lofoten, in Carnival. It features William Wilson, Demon and Father Time. Readers will find themes of Aristocracy, crime, first-person narrative and Homicide.

It has been published in 5 editions.

It runs to roughly 366 pages — 6–7 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 Mystery & Imagination?

Tales of Mystery & Imagination was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1941.

What genre is Tales of Mystery & Imagination?

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

How long is Tales of Mystery & Imagination?

The median edition has 366 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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