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Gothic FictionHorrorCircus & Carnival

The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings

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  • 1980 first published
  • 419 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
  • 8 editions
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Published in 1980, The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings is a gothic fiction and horror poetry collection by Edgar Allan Poe. It takes readers to kingdom by the sea and England in Carnival. It features Lenore, Pallas and Annabel Lee. Readers will find themes of busts, narrative poetry, talking birds and american poetry.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 22 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 419 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings

17 STORIES [Tell-tale Heart](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41059W) [Black Cat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41068W) [Cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) [Fall of the House of Usher](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL40987W) [Masque of the Red Death](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41050W) [Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL40987W) Ligeia Murders in the Rue Morgue [Purloined Letter](https://openlibraryorg/works/OL41065W) [Descent into the Maelstrom](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273476W) [Pit and the Pendulum](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273550W) Ms. Found in a Bottle [Premature Burial](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24583029W) [William Wilson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16088822W) [Eleonora](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14937980W) [Silence — A Fable](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL13370628W) Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym 15 POEMS Alone [Annabel Lee](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273456W) Bells City in the Sea For Annie Israfel Lenore [Raven](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41081W) Romance Sleeper Stanzas To Helen Ulalume—A Ballad Valentine Valley of Unrest
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Busts
  • Narrative poetry
  • Supernatural
  • Talking birds
  • American poetry
  • Poetry
  • Ravens
  • American fantasy poetry
  • Young adult nonfiction
  • Fantasy poetry
  • Gothic poetry
  • American children's poetry
  • Poetry, Poetic works by one author
  • Children's poetry
  • Death
  • Laments

Quick answers

Who wrote The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings?

The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1980.

What genre is The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings?

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

How long is The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings?

The median edition has 419 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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