Edgar Allan Poe is often called the originator of the short story as an established genre. He defined 'the prose tale' as:
AA narrative which can be read at one sitting of from half an hour to two hours
BA narrative which can be read within five minutes or less
CA narrative that can be read at one sitting of from one hour to four hours
DA narrative that may be concluded and enjoyed in a single spell of less than half an hour
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