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Title: The Sleeper Title Record # 187815
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1841-05-22
Type: POEM
Webpages: librivox.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note:
  • A substantial reworking of "Irene" (1831).
  • First published under this title in the May 22, 1841 Saturday Chronicle.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan of the April 18, 1842 Poets and Poetry of America printing.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1842 The Sleeper [as by Edgar A. Poe]
Year Language Title
1926Translated by Stéphane Mallarmé
French La dormeuse

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Poets and Poetry of America 1842-00-00 Rufus W. Griswold (I) Carey & Hart     xxiv+
468
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Raven and Other Poems 1845-11-19 Edgar A. Poe Wiley and Putnam  
$0.31?$: US dollar
91
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1850-01-10 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     xx+
483+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe 1852-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Griffin, Bohn, and Company     xxxiii+
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1853-00-10 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     lv+
483+
xxxvi+
495+
607
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Mystery, Imagination and Humour: Second Series 1856-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Clarke, Beeton & Co. (Readable Books #9)     252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1856-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     lv+
483+
xxxvi+
495+
607+
447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Poems Lyrical 1875-00-00 ed. Rossiter Johnson James R. Osgood and Co.     vi+
229
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Select Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Poetical and Prose 1880-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe W. J. Widdleton     clxxviii+
676
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Poems by Edgar A. Poe 1901-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe The Roycrofters     v+
55
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1906-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Silver, Burdett and Company (The Silver Series of English Classics)     xxx+
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selections from Poe 1907-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Ginn & Company (Standard English Classics)     xxxii+
200
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Bells and Other Poems 1912-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Hodder & Stoughton     186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Poems and Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1914-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe American Book Company (Eclectic English Classics)     172
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Les poèmes d'Edgar Poe 1926-00-00 Edgar Poe Le Musée du Livre     xiv+
186
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms with New Notes 1927-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Walter J. Black, Inc.     1296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms 1931-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Blue Ribbon Books     [32]+
918
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1938-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant)  
$1.25?$: US dollar
xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Galdone  
The Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1940-01-00 Edgar Allan Poe Pocket Books 39
$0.25?$: US dollar
xii+
360
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Frye Checkmark
The Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1941-08-00 Edgar Allan Poe Pocket Books 39   360
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Frye Checkmark
The Portable Edgar Allan Poe 1945-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe The Viking Press (The Viking Portable Library)     xxxviii+
664
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1949-12-00 Edgar Allan Poe Pocket Books 39   360
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leo Manso Checkmark
The Indispensable Edgar Allan Poe 1950-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Book Society     xxxviii+
664
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Selected Poetry and Prose of Edgar Allan Poe 1951-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books)     xix+
428
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1952-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Cardinal / Pocket Books C-45
$0.35?$: US dollar
xii+
432
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1956-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Pocket Books (The Pocket Library) PL-46
$0.35?$: US dollar
xii+
432
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 1956-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Houghton Mifflin (Riverside Editions #A11)     xxxiv+
508
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
The Portable Edgar Allan Poe 1957-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe The Viking Press  
$1.45?$: US dollar
xxxviii+
664
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Selected Stories and Poems 1962-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Airmont Books (Airmont Classics #8) CL8
$0.50?$: US dollar
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Ralph Brillhart Checkmark
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1964-08-00 Edgar Allan Poe Washington Square Press W-246
$0.45?$: US dollar
xii+
432
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1966-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
ix+
819
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 1967-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin English Library #EL28)     540
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Tales and The Raven and Other Poems 1969-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Charles E. Merrill (Charles E. Merrill Standard Editions)     xxxvi+
228+
91
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Great Short Works of Edgar Allan Poe 1970-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Perennial Classic / Harper & Row     ix+
564
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1970-08-00 Edgar Allan Poe Washington Square Press 46326
$0.60?$: US dollar
xii+
432
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 1971-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin English Library) 0-14-043028-8
£0.40?£: UK pound
540
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Odilon Redon Checkmark
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1975-09-00 Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Books 0-394-71678-7 / V-678
$5.95?$: US dollar
xii+
1026
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe 1982-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin English Library) 0-14-043028-8
£1.95?£: UK pound
540
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Odilon Redon Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales 1984-08-01 Edgar Allan Poe The Library of America (The Library of America #19) 0-940450-18-6
$27.50?$: US dollar
1408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Works of Edgar Allan Poe 1985-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Gramercy Books 0-517-05358-6   ix+
753
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings 1986-04-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-043291-4
£3.95?£: UK pound
539
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Odilon Redon  
Visions of Poe 1988-00-00 Simon Marsden, Edgar Allan Poe Webb & Bower 0-86350-180-X
£14.95?£: UK pound
128
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Visions of Poe 1988-11-00 Simon Marsden, Edgar Allan Poe Alfred A. Knopf 0-394-57427-3
$24.95?$: US dollar
128
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Raven and Other Poems 1990-02-00 Edgar Allan Poe, Gahan Wilson Berkley & First Publishing (Classics Illustrated (New Series) #1) 0-425-12020-1
$3.75?$: US dollar
ii+
45
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Gahan Wilson Checkmark
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1991-03-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday 0-385-07407-7
$19.95?$: US dollar
821
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jackie Schuman  
The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1992-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant) 0-679-60007-8
$20.00?$: US dollar
xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Ghostly Tales and Eerie Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1993-08-00 Edgar Allan Poe Grosset & Dunlap (Illustrated Junior Library) 0-448-40533-4
$13.95?$: US dollar
249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Larry Schwinger  
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales 1994-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe The Library of America (The Library of America #19) 0-940450-18-6
$37.50?$: US dollar
1408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Edgar Allan Poe 1997-01-15 Edgar Allan Poe J. M. Dent (Everyman's Poetry #15) 0-460-87804-2
£1.00?£: UK pound
xix+
104
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Peter Goodfellow  
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 5 (Raven Edition) 2000-04-01 Edgar Allan Poe Project Gutenberg 2151    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings 2003-03-27 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-143981-5
£6.99?£: UK pound
lx+
488
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll John Byam Liston Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems 2009-11-29 Edgar Allan Poe Castle Books 978-0-7858-1453-5   xiv+
842
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Bells and Other Poems 2013-10-17 Edgar Allan Poe Calla Editions 978-1-60660-016-0
$40.00?$: US dollar
240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 5 (Raven Edition) 2013-11-23 Edgar Allan Poe LibriVox      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
Poems Dead and Undead 2014-00-00 ed. Tony Barnstone, Michelle Mitchell-Foust Everyman's Library (UK) (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) 978-1-84159-799-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Camelli Checkmark
Poems Dead and Undead 2014-00-00 ed. Tony Barnstone, Michelle Mitchell-Foust Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) 978-0-375-71251-7
$14.95?$: US dollar
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Camelli  
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Washington Square Press 0-671-72770-2
$4.95?$: US dollar
xii+
432
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Washington Square Press 0-671-49609-3
$3.95?$: US dollar
xii+
432
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Selected Stories and Poems date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Airmont Books (Airmont Classics #8) 0-8049-0008-6
$0.50?$: US dollar
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Ralph Brillhart  
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant) G40   xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Galdone Checkmark
The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, with Original Memoir date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Ward, Lock and Tyler     xxii+
167
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Complete Tales and Poems date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Walter J. Black, Inc.     760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
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