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    The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Related Tales by Edgar Allan Poe (Oxford University Press, April 21, 1994, 0-19-282844-4, £5.99, 301pp, pb, co, cover by Frederick Edwin Church)
        Fantasy/horror collection, edited and annotated by J. Gerald Kennedy. In the World’s Classic series. The texts follow the versions updated for The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, 1903.
    • vii · Introduction · J. Gerald Kennedy · in
    • xxi · Note on the Text · [uncredited] · ms
    • xxii · Select Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi
    • xxiv · A Chronology of Edgar Allen Poe · [uncredited] · in
    • 1 · Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket · Edgar Allan Poe · n. Harper, July 1838
    • 179 · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 19 1833
    • 190 · Loss of Breath · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger September 1835
      much revised from “A Decided Loss” (Philadelphia Saturday Courier, Nov 10, 1832).
    • 203 · Mystifications · Edgar Allan Poe · ss 1847
      abridged from “Von Jung, the Mystic” (American Monthly Magazine, June 1837).
    • 212 · How to Write a Blackwood Article · Edgar Allan Poe · ar American Museum December 1838, as “The Psyche Zenobia”
    • 223 · A Descent Into the Maelstrom · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1841
    • 240 · The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842; revised.
    • 256 · The Balloon Hoax · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Sun April 13 1844, as “Untitled”
    • 270 · The Premature Burial · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Dollar Newspaper July 31 1844; this version is revised from that original appearance.
    • 285 · Explanatory Notes · J. Gerald Kennedy · ms



    The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories by Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin, July 6, 1995, 0-14-600011-0, 60p, 56pp, pb, co, cover by Ferat)
        Collection of four stories. One of the “Penguin 60s” collection: mini-books celebrating their 60th anniversary.
    • 1 · The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842
    • 20 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843
    • 32 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843
    • 39 · The Premature Burial · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Dollar Newspaper July 31 1844



    The Pit and the Pendulum (var. 1) by Edgar Allan Poe (Digit, 1962, R565, 2/6d, 158pp, pb, co)
    • · The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842
    • · The Gold-Bug · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Dollar Newspaper June 21 1843 (+1)
    • · “Thou Art the Man” · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1844
    • · Loss of Breath · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger September 1835
      much revised from “A Decided Loss” (Philadelphia Saturday Courier, Nov 10, 1832).
    • · Bon-Bon · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Courier December 1 1832, as “The Bargain Lost”
    • · The Devil in the Belfry · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Saturday Chronicle May 18 1839
    • · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843
    • · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845



    Poe’s Tales of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe (Lancer, 1962, 71-325, 35¢, 126pp, pb, co)
    • · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845
    • · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843
    • · Morella · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger April 1835


    The Portable Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe (Viking, 1957, $1.45, xxxviii+665pp, tp, co) [edited by Philip Van Doren Stern]
    • xi · Chronology · [uncredited] · ms
    • xv · Introduction · Philip Van Doren Stern · in
    • 1 · Letters
    • 1 · To John Allan. March 19, 1827 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 3 · To John Allan. March 20, 1827 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 4 · To John Allan. January 3, 1831 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 8 · To John Allan. April 12, 1833 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 8 · To William Poe. August 20. 1835 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 12 · To Mrs. Maria Clemm. August 29, 1835 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 15 · To Dr. J.E. Snodgrass. April 1, 1841 · Edgar Allan Poe · ex The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 17 · To Lea & Blanchard. August 13, 1841 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 18 · To Mrs. Maria Clemm. April 7, 1844 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 20 · To James Russell Lowell. July 2, 1844 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 24 · To E.A. Duyckinck. November 13, 1845 · Edgar Allan Poe · ex The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 25 · To Virginia Poe. June 12, 1846 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 26 · To N.P. Willis. December 30, 1846 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 28 · To Mrs. Mary Louise Shew. January 29, 1847 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 29 · To George Eveleth. January 4, 1848 · Edgar Allan Poe · ex The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 30 · To George Eveleth. February 29, 1848 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 31 · To Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman. October 1, 1848 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 35 · To Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman. October 18, 1848 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 43 · To Mrs. Nancy Locke Heywood Richmond (“Annie”). November 16, 1848 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 47 · To F.W. Thomas. February 14, 1849 · Edgar Allan Poe · ex The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 48 · To Mrs. Maria Clemm. July 7, 1849 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 49 · To Mrs. Maria Clemm. July 14, 1849 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 50 · To Mrs. Maria Clemm. July 19, 1849 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 51 · To Mrs. Maria Clemm. August, 1849 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 53 · To Mrs. Maria Clemm. September, 1849 · Edgar Allan Poe · lt The Letters of Edgar Allan Poe ed. John Ward Ostrom, Harvard University Press, 1948
    • 55 · Tales of Fantasy
    • 55 · Editor’s Preface · Philip Van Doren Stern · si
    • 56 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839
    • 82 · A Tale of the Ragged Mountains · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book April 1844
    • 95 · Eleonora · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1842, Carey & Hart, 1841
    • 103 · The Oval Portrait · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1842, as “Life in Death”
    • 107 · The Man of the Crowd · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine December 1840
    • 119 · Of Terror
    • 119 · Editor’s Preface · Philip Van Doren Stern · si
    • 120 · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 19 1833
    • 133 · A Descent Into the Maelström · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1841
    • 154 · The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842
    • 173 · The Premature Burial · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Dollar Newspaper July 31 1844
    • 191 · Of Death
    • 191 · Editor’s Preface · Philip Van Doren Stern · si
    • 192 · The Assignation · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger July 1835, as “The Visionary”
      revised from “The Visionary”, Godey’s Lady’s Book, Jan 1834.
    • 208 · Berenice · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger March 1835
    • 218 · Morella · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger April 1835
    • 225 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · nv American Museum September 18 1838
    • 244 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839
    • 268 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845
    • 280 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy”
    • 288 · Of Revenge and Murder
    • 290 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843
    • 296 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843
    • 309 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846
    • 317 · Hop-Frog · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Flag of Our Union March 17 1849
    • 330 · Of Mystery and Ratiocination
    • 330 · Editor’s Preface · Philip Van Doren Stern · si
    • 332 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841
    • 376 · The Mystery of Marie Rogêt [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Snowden’s Lady’s Companion November 1842 (+2)
    • 439 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844
    • 462 · The Gold-Bug · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Dollar Newspaper June 21 1843 (+1)
    • 507 · Articles
    • 507 · Editor’s Preface · Philip Van Doren Stern · si
    • 508 · Maelzel’s Chess-Player · Edgar Allan Poe · ar Southern Literary Messenger April 1836
    • 538 · A Few Words on Secret Writing · Edgar Allan Poe · ex Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine July 1841
    • 547 · Criticism
    • 547 · Editor’s Preface · Philip Van Doren Stern · si
    • 549 · The Philosophy of Composition · Edgar Allan Poe · ar Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1846
    • 565 · The Short Story · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 568 · The Poetic Principle · Edgar Allan Poe · ex Union Magazine October 1850
    • 577 · On Poets and Poetry · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r); subtitled “A Letter to B—”.
    • 586 · Poems
    • 586 · Editor’s Preface · Philip Van Doren Stern · si
    • 588 · Prose Poems
    • 588 · Silence—A Fable · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Baltimore Book, a Christmas and New Year’s Present ed. W. H. Carpenter & T. S. Arthur, Bayly & Burns, 1838, as “Siope—A Fable”
    • 594 · Shadow—A Parable · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger September 1835
    • 599 · Verse
    • 599 · A Dream Within a Dream · Edgar Allan Poe · pm The Flag of Our Union March 31 1839
    • 600 · untitled (“In youth have I known…”) · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Tamerlane and Other Poems by A. Bostonian, Calvin F.S. Thomas, 1827; headed “[Stanzas]”.
    • 601 · “The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour” · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Tamerlane and Other Poems by A. Bostonian, Calvin F.S. Thomas, 1827, as “untitled (“The happiest day—the happiest hour…”)”
    • 602 · The Lake: To— · Edgar Allan Poe · pm The Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Wiley and Putnam, 1845
      revised from “The Lake” (Tamerlane and Other Poems, 1827).
    • 603 · Romance · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems by Edgar A. Poe, Hatch & Dunning, 1829, as “Preface”
    • 604 · Fairy-Land (“Dim vales—and shadowy floods—”) · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Yankee and Boston Literary Gazette September 1829
    • 605 · To Helen (“Helen, thy beauty is to me”) · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Elam Bliss, 1831
    • 606 · Israfel · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Elam Bliss, 1831
    • 607 · The City in the Sea · Edgar Allan Poe · pm American Review April 1845
      revised from “The Doomed City” (Poems, 1831).
    • 609 · The Sleeper · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Saturday Chronicle May 22 1841
      revised from “Irene” 1831.
    • 611 · Lenore · Edgar Allan Poe · pm The Pioneer February 1843
    • 613 · The Valley of Unrest · Edgar Allan Poe · pm American Review April 1845
      revised from “The Valley Nis” (Poems, 1831).
    • 613 · The Coliseum · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 26 1833
    • 615 · Sonnet—To Science · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems by Edgar A. Poe, Hatch & Dunning, 1829, as “untitled (“Science! meet daughter of old Time thou art”)”
    • 616 · Dream-Land · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine June 1844
    • 617 · The Raven · Edgar Allan Poe · pm New York Evening Mirror January 29 1845
    • 624 · A Valentine · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Union Magazine March 1849
    • 624 · Ulalume · Edgar Allan Poe · pm American Whig Review December 1847
    • 627 · To — (“Not long ago, the writer of these lines”) · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Columbian Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine March 1848
    • 628 · For Annie · Edgar Allan Poe · pm The Flag of Our Union April 28 1849
    • 632 · To My Mother · Edgar Allan Poe · pm The Flag of Our Union 1849
    • 632 · Annabel Lee · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Tribune October 9 1849
    • 634 · The Bells · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Union Magazine December 1849
    • 637 · Alone · Edgar Allan Poe · pm Scribner’s Monthly September 1875
    • 639 · Opinions
    • 639 · Editor’s Preface · Philip Van Doren Stern · si
    • 639 · The Poet’s Vision · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 640 · Genius and Madness · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 642 · Poetry and Imagination · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 646 · Fancy and Imagination · Edgar Allan Poe · ar Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe: Volume III by Edgar Allan Poe, J. S. Redfield, 1850
    • 649 · Conversation · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 650 · The Impossibility of Writing Truthful Autobiography · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 651 · Hero Worship · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 652 · The Distribution of Vital Energy · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 652 · Music and Poetry · Edgar Allan Poe · pm (r)
    • 653 · Logic vs. Truth · Edgar Allan Poe · pm (r)
    • 654 · On Intuition · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 655 · Plot—A Definition · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 656 · The Theatrical Profession · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 657 · Between Wakefullness and Sleep · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 660 · Man and Superman · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)
    • 661 · The Self and Universe · Edgar Allan Poe · ar (r)









    The Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe (Norton Critical Editions, September 2004, 0-393-97285-2, $16.95, liii+962pp, tp, co) [Ref. G. R. Thompson]
        Critical collection of 31 poems, 33 stories, and extensive non-fiction items both by and about Poe, including criticism and correspondence. Other non-fiction pieces provide historical background and cultural context. Edited, with biographical and introductory material by G.R. Thompson, who also provides introductory pieces to each of the items.


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