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The Annotated tales of Edgar Allan Poe

  • 1981 first published
  • 684 pages
  • 2 editions

The Annotated tales of Edgar Allan Poe is a 1981 gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. Much of the action takes place in New York and Paris. Characters include Von Kempelen, Lieutenant Maury and Father Time. It deals with crime, first-person narrative, Homicide and Hyperesthesia.

It runs to roughly 684 pages — 12–13 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • 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
  • Premature burial

Quick answers

Who wrote The Annotated tales of Edgar Allan Poe?

The Annotated tales of Edgar Allan Poe was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1981.

What genre is The Annotated tales of Edgar Allan Poe?

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

How long is The Annotated tales of Edgar Allan Poe?

The median edition has 684 pages, about 12–13 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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