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Title: Mellonta Tauta Title Record # 55038
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1849-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: en.wikisource.org
Language: English
Note:
  • First published in the February 1849 Godey's Lady's Book.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan.
Amazing Stories, November 1933.
Synopsis: Available on page 327, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1849 Mellonta Tauta [as by Edgar A. Poe]
1849 Mellonta Tauta: On Board Balloon "Skylark," April 1, 2848
Year Language Title
1902ⓘTranslated by Hedda Moeller-Bruck [aka Hedda Eulenberg]
 German Mellonta Tauta
1956 French Mellonta Tauta
1965ⓘTranslated by Horia Banu
 Romanian Mellonta tauta
1968ⓘTranslated by Petre Solomon
 Romanian Mellonta tauta
1978ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo
 Swedish Mellonta Tauta
1986ⓘTranslated by Ružica Šilić
 Croatian Mellonta tauta
1988ⓘTranslated by Elio Vittorini
 Italian Mellonta Tauta
1989ⓘTranslated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
 German Mellonta Tauta
1993ⓘTranslated by Heide Steiner
 German Mellonta Tauta
2004ⓘTranslated by Florența Drăghicescu
 Romanian Mellonta Tauta

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Godey's Lady's Book, February 1849 1849-02-00 ed. Editors of Godey's Lady's Book Louis A. Godey      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
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  
The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: Second Series 1877-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe W. J. Widdleton     370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
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  
The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: Third Series 1889-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe A. C. Armstrong & Son     vi+
446
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales 1902-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe A. L. Burt Company     398
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Best Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1903-10-07 Edgar Allan Poe A. C. McClurg & Co.  
$1.00?$: US dollar
 xix+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 7 1905-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe
Croscup & Holby?Croscup and Holby
(The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe #7)		      
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 1908-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library #336)     xv+
527
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Scrap Book, January 1911 1911-01-00 ed. Editors of The Scrap Book Frank A. Munsey  
$0.10?$: US dollar
 192
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag  
Tales of Imaginative Science 1926-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Haldeman-Julius (Little Blue Book #939)     64
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 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  
Amazing Stories, November 1933 1933-11-00 ed. T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D. Teck Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Leo Morey Checkmark
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  
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1944-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Random House     xii+
562
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tales 1952-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Dodd, Mead & Co. (Great Illustrated Classics)     666
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1955 1955-12-00 ed. Anthony Boucher Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Descent Into the Maelström?Descent Into the Maelstroem
 1961-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Digit Books R512
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 160
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 of Mystery and Imagination 1962-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. M. Dent & E. P. Dutton (Everyman's Library #1336)  
6/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 xii+
527
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 Robin Jacques Checkmark
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 1963-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library #1336) 1336
6/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 xii+
527
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 Robin Jacques 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
Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe 1966-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe International Collectors Library     vii+
736
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century 1966-00-00 ed. H. Bruce Franklin Oxford University Press  
$6.50?$: US dollar
 xiii+
402
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Ursula Suess Checkmark
Strange Signposts: An Anthology of the Fantastic 1966-06-00 ed. Roger Elwood, Sam Moskowitz Holt, Rinehart and Winston  
$5.50?$: US dollar
 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Nicholas Fasciano Checkmark
Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century 1968-00-00 ed. H. Bruce Franklin Oxford University Press 0-19-680730-1 / GB241
$2.25?$: US dollar
 xiii+
402
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.
 anth  
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 1971-03-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library #1336) 0-460-01336-X
£0.50?£: UK pound
 xii+
527
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 Smythe Checkmark
Speculations 1973-00-00 ed. Thomas E. Sanders Glencoe Press  
$6.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
621
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.
 anth  
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
The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe 1976-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books 0-14-043106-3
£0.90?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
429
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 Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe 1977-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books 0-14-043106-3
£0.95?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
429
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  
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 1977-07-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library #1336) 0-460-01336-X
£1.25?£: UK pound
 xii+
527
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
From Gilgamesh to Wells 1977-09-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61578-6 / ME1578
$2.25?$: US dollar
 404
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.
 anth Checkmark
Future Perfect, Revised Edition 1978-00-00 ed. H. Bruce Franklin Oxford University Press, USA 0-19-502322-6
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xi+
404
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Future Perfect, Revised Edition 1978-00-00 ed. H. Bruce Franklin Oxford University Press 0-19-502323-4
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
404
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.
 anth Checkmark
The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1981-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday 0-385-14990-5
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xvii+
683
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe 1982-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books 0-14-043106-3
£1.50?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
429
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 1983-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Chatham River Press 0-517-41375-2   xii+
704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces 1983-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-445-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
 538
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces 1984-02-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-446-1
$8.95?$: US dollar
 538
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.
 anth  
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
Great Tales of Science Fiction 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$8.98?$: US dollar
 529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth 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  
Great Tales of Science Fiction 1988-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$9.98?$: US dollar
 529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
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
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  
Great Tales of Science Fiction 1994-03-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Galahad Books 0-88365-701-5
$?$: US dollar
 529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century (Revised and Expanded Edition) 1995-02-00 ed. H. Bruce Franklin Rutgers University Press 0-8135-2152-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
 395
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.
 anth Joseph Stella Checkmark
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 4 (Raven Edition) 2000-04-01 Edgar Allan Poe Project Gutenberg 2150    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
From Gilgamesh to Wells 2002-11-21 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4414-1
$29.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
349
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.
 anth  
From Gilgamesh to Wells 2002-11-21 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press  
$21.50?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
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
Classic Science Fiction Stories 2011-04-00 ed. Tig Thomas Miles Kelly Publishing 978-1-84810-477-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
 511
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.
 anth Philcold Checkmark
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-06-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
 991
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.
 anth  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories 2017-08-25 Edgar Allan Poe Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-545-6
£20.00?£: UK pound
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales 2018-12-21 uncredited Musaicum Books  
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection 2018-12-21 uncredited Musaicum Books / OK Publishing 978-80-272-4813-1
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
Science Fiction of Antebellum America: An Anthology 2020-03-27 ed. C. W. Gross C. W. Gross 979-8-6305-8207-2
$26.00?$: US dollar
 644
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.
 anth  
From Gilgamesh to Wells date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor 0-451-61578-6
$2.25?$: US dollar
 404
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.
 anth Checkmark
From Gilgamesh to Wells date unknown ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-4414-8   xviii+
349
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.
 anth Checkmark
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 Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-043106-3
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
429
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 Odilon Redon 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.
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