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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

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  • 1840 first published
  • 276 pages
  • 146 editions
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Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840) is a gothic fiction and horror story collection. The story is set in England and Eton College. It features Egaeus, Berenice and Roderick Usher. It deals with Aristocracy, burial vaults, Catalepsy and dragons.

15 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 146 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 276 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque

Morella -- Lionizing -- [William Wilson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16088822W) The man that was used up -- [Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41078W) The Duc de l'Omelette -- Ms. found in a bottle -- Bon-bon -- Shadow -- The devil in the belfry -- Ligeia -- King Pest -- The Signora Zenobia -- The scythe of time -- Epimanes -- Siope -- Hans Phaall -- A tale of Jerusalem -- Von Jung -- Loss of breath -- Metzengerstein -- [Berenice](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645808W) Why the little Frenchman wears his hand in a sling -- [Assignation](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645797W) The conversation of Eiros and Charmion.
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“Antiochus Epiphanes is very generally looked upon as the Gog of the prophet Ezekiel.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

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

Quick answers

Who wrote Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque?

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1840.

What genre is Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque?

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

How long is Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque?

The median edition has 276 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Anthology of Ghost Stories.

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