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Title: The Pit and the Pendulum
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Year: 1842
Type: SHORTFICTION
Storylen: shortstory
Language: English
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pit_and_the_Pendulum
ISFDB Record Number: 84430
Note:

• First published in The Gift for 1843 in the fall of 1842, with the month thought to be October due to a subsequent reprint in the October 22, 1842 New York Spectator.
• See the notes here and this OCR scan.

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Variant Titles:

• The Pit and the Pendulum (1842) - Edgar A. Poe
• De Put en de Slinger [Dutch] (1947) - Edgar Allan Poe

Publications:

• The Gift, a Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843, (Oct 1842, ed. Editors of The Gift, publ. Carey & Hart, magazine)
• The Broadway Journal, May 17, 1845, (May 1845, ed. Editors of The Broadway Journal, magazine)
• The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. I: Tales, (Jan 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. J. S. Redfield, 483pp, hc, coll)
• Weird Tales: American, (1888, ed. uncredited, publ. William Paterson (Nuggets for Travellers #8), 1/-, 256pp, hc, anth)
• Weird Tales, October 1923, (Oct 1923, ed. Edwin Baird, publ. The Rural Publishing Corp., Indianapolis, IN, $0.25, 96pp, Bedsheet, magazine) Cover: R. M. Mally
• Tales of Terror, (1925, ed. Joseph Lewis French, publ. Small, Maynard & Co., 224pp, hc, anth)
• Tales of Mystery and Imagination, (1933, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Tudor Publishing, 412pp, hc, coll) Cover: Harry Clarke
• A Century of Thrillers: From Poe To Arlen, (1934, ed. uncredited, publ. Daily Express Publications, 1087pp, hc, anth)
• Some Tales of Mystery and Imagination, (1938, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Illustrated Classics #3), xi+248pp, pb, coll)
• Tales of Mystery and Imagination, (1941, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Limited Editions Club, xxiii+476pp, hc, coll)
• Tales of Terror and Surprise, (Nov 1942, ed. uncredited, publ. Mitre Press, 127pp, tp, anth)
• Some Tales of Mystery and Imagination, (1944, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Penguin Books, #477, vii+186pp, pb, coll)
• Famous Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, (1945, ed. uncredited, publ. Gulliver Books, 1/6, 96pp, pb, anth)
• Weird and Imaginative, (Sep 1945, ed. uncredited, publ. Gulliver Books (Gulliver Pocket Library. Famous Stories of All Times #21), 1/-, 48pp, pb, anth)
• Fantastische Vertellingen, (1947, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Contact (Contact-Boekerij), ƒ1.90, 192pp, hc, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• Appointment With Fear, (1948, ed. Ronald Flatteau, publ. Fenmore Publications, 2/-, 116pp, pb, anth)
• In the Grip of Terror, (1951, ed. Groff Conklin, publ. Permabooks, #P117, $0.35, xii+364pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
• Fantastische Vertellingen, (1953, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Het Spectrum (Prisma #76), #76, 266pp, pb, coll) Cover: Karel Thole
• Selected Tales, (1956, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Penguin Books (US), #1109, $0.85, 406pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• Great Tales of Action and Adventure, (1959, ed. George Bennett, publ. Dell, #LB126, $0.35, 256pp, pb, anth)
• Spine Chillers: an Anthology of Mystery and Horror, (1961, ed. Elizabeth Lee, publ. Elek, 25/-, 528pp, hc, anth)
• Selected Stories and Poems, (1962, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Airmont Books (Airmont Classics #8), #CL8, $0.50, 253pp, pb, coll)
• Great Tales of Horror, (Mar 1964, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Bantam, #FP58, $0.50, 151pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, (1965, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Whitman Publishing Company, 252pp, hc, coll) Cover: Ati Forberg - [VERIFIED]
• Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, (1966, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. International Collectors Library, vii+736pp, hc, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• De Zwarte Kat en Andere Griezelverhalen, (1966, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Meulenhoff (Meesters der Fantastische Vertelkunst #1), #F1, ƒ2.50, 157pp, pb, coll) Cover: Sanne Sannes - [VERIFIED]
• Tales of Mystery and Imagination, (1968, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Pan Books, #X741, 3/6, 223pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• Ten Great Mysteries By Edgar Allan Poe, (Sep 1970, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Scholastic, #T210, $0.60, vii+218pp, pb, coll)
• Great Tales of Horror and Suspense, (1974, ed. uncredited, publ. Galahad Books, $7.95, 268pp, hc, anth)
• Ghosts, Castles, and Victims: Studies in Gothic Horror, (Aug 1974, ed. Jack C. Wolf, Barbara H. Wolf, publ. Fawcett Crest, #Q1997, $1.50, 576pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
• Ten Great Mysteries By Edgar Allan Poe, (1976, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Scholastic, #TK210, vii+218pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe by Satty, (1976, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Warner Books, 0-446-87203-2, $7.95, 246pp, tp, coll) Cover: Wilfried Satty - [VERIFIED]
• Wolf's Complete Book of Terror, (Jun 1979, ed. Leonard Wolf, publ. Clarkson N. Potter, 0-517-53634-X, $14.95, xvi+473pp, hc, anth) Cover: Virgil Finlay
• Wolf's Complete Book of Terror, (Jun 1979, ed. Leonard Wolf, publ. Clarkson N. Potter, 0-517-53635-8, $8.95, xvi+473pp, tp, anth) Cover: Virgil Finlay - [VERIFIED]
• Selected Stories and Poems, (Jun 1980, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Airmont Books (Airmont Classics #8), 0-8049-0008-6, $0.50, pb, coll)
• The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories, (1981, ed. Leslie Shepard, publ. Citadel Press, 0-8065-0765-9, $6.95, 288pp, hc, anth)
• The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, (1981, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Doubleday, 0-385-14990-5, $35.00, xvii+683pp, hc, coll)
• Dead of Night, (May 1981, ed. Peter Haining, publ. William Kimber, 0-7183-0048-3, £5.75, 205pp, hc, anth)
• The Arbor House Celebrity Book of Horror Stories, (1982, ed. Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Arbor House, 0-87795-373-2, $20.95, 448pp, hc, anth)
• The Arbor House Celebrity Book of Horror Stories, (1982, ed. Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg, publ. Priam Books / Arbor House, 0-87795-400-3, $9.95, 448pp, tp, anth)
• 65 Great Spine Chillers, (1982, ed. Mary Danby, publ. Octopus Books, 0-86273-045-7, £4.95, 670pp, hc, anth)
• 65 Great Spine Chillers, (1982, ed. Mary Danby, publ. Octopus Books, 0-86273-045-7, 670pp, hc, anth) Cover: Steve Crisp
• The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories, (1983, ed. Leslie Shepard, publ. Citadel Press, 0-8065-0859-0, $6.95, 288pp, tp, anth)
• Great Tales of Action and Adventure, (1983, ed. George Bennett, publ. Dell, 0-440-93202-5, 256pp, pb, anth) Cover: Richard Powers
• Edgar Allan Poe, (1983, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Chatham River Press, 0-517-41375-2, xii+704pp, hc, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• Dead of Night: Horror Stories from Radio, Television and Films, (Jan 1984, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Stein and Day, 0-812-82848-8, $14.95, 203pp, hc, anth)
• Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales, (Aug 1984, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. The Library of America (The Library of America #19), 0-940450-18-6, $40.00, 1406pp, hc, coll)
• 65 Great Spine Chillers, (1985, ed. Mary Danby, publ. Octopus Books, 0-7064-1848-4, $8.95, 670pp, hc, anth)
• Dead of Night, (Feb 1986, ed. Peter Haining, publ. Stein and Day, 0-812-88246-6, $3.50, 203pp, pb, anth) - [VERIFIED]
• The Book of the Dead, (Jul 1986, ed. Alan K. Russell, publ. New Orchard, 1-85079-035-3, £9.95, 384pp, hc, anth)
• Tales of Mystery and Imagination, (1987, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Franklin Library, 304pp, hc, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• Ten Great Mysteries By Edgar Allan Poe, (1989, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Scholastic, 0-590-43344-X, $2.95, vii+218pp, pb, coll)
• The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories, (Nov 1991, ed. Leslie Shepard, publ. Carol Paperbacks / Carol Publishing Group, 0-8216-2505-5, $4.50, 288pp, pb, anth) Cover: Es Rouya
• The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories, (Jul 1992, ed. Leslie Shepard, publ. Robert Hale, 0-7090-4843-2, £14.95, 288pp, hc, anth) Cover: Helen Hale
• Great Tales of Terror, (1994, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Watermill Press (Watermill Classic), 0-89375-397-1, 131pp, pb, coll)
• The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories, (1995, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin 60s #11), 0-14-600011-0, $0.95, 56pp, pb, coll) Cover: Ferat - [VERIFIED]
• Tales of Mystery and Imagination, (1995, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics), 1-85326-844-5, [viii]+296pp, hc, coll) Cover: Arnold Bocklin - [VERIFIED]
• The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales, (1998, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-52675-9, $4.95, 384pp, pb, coll)
• The Raven and the Monkey's Paw: Classics of Horror and Suspense from the Modern Library, (1998, ed. uncredited, publ. Modern Library, 0-375-75216-1, $15.00, x+210pp, tp, anth)
• Selected Tales, (Apr 1998, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Oxford University Press, 0-19-953577-9, £2.50, xxviii + 338pp, tp, coll) Cover: Harry Clarke
• The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 2 (Raven Edition), (Apr 2000, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Project Gutenberg, #2148, ebook, coll)
• Tales of Terror, (Aug 2005, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Alfred A. Knopf, 0-375-83305-6, $15.95, 72pp, hc, coll) Cover: Michael McCurdy
• Edgar Allan Poe Collection: Adventure Classics, (Aug 2005, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. HarperFestival, 0-06-075881-3, $6.99, 176pp, tp, coll) Cover: Dave McMacken
• Tales of Terror, (Aug 2005, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 0-375-93305-0, $17.99, 96pp, hc, coll)
• Selected Tales, (Apr 2008, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics), 0-19-953577-9, £5.99, xxviii + 338pp, tp, coll) Cover: Harry Clarke
• Tales of Mystery and Imagination, (Jul 2008, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Chartwell Books, 0-7858-2452-9, $24.99, 384pp, hc, coll) Cover: Harry Clarke
• In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe, (Jan 2009, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. William Morrow / HarperCollins, 978-0-06-169039-6, $25.99, xx+389pp, hc, coll) Cover: Stan Osolinski
• In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, (Jan 2009, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC, #95-3094, $13.99, 416pp, hc, coll)
• Poe After Dark: 18 Tales of Mystery, Madness, and the Macabre, (Mar 2009, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Coachwhip Publications, 978-1-930585-76-8, $9.95, 183pp, tp, coll)
• Edgar Allan Poe: The Best of His Macabre Tales Complete and Unabridged, (May 2009, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Prion Books, 978-1-85375-700-6, £14.99, 656pp, tp, coll) Cover: Ceri Wood
• Tales of Mystery & Imagination, (Oct 2009, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Bloomsbury (The Bloomsbury Phantastics), 978-1-4088-0343-1, £8.99, 352pp, tp, coll)
• Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems, (Nov 2009, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Castle Books, 978-0-7858-1453-5, xiv+842pp, hc, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Horror Anthology, (2010, ed. Andrew Barger, publ. Bottletree Classics, 978-1-933747-22-4, $12.98, 250pp, tp, anth)
• In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe, (Jan 2010, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Harper, 978-0-06-169040-2, $14.99, xx+389pp, tp, coll) Cover: Stan Osolinski
• Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works: Stories and Poems, (Feb 2010, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Canterbury Classics / Thunder Bay Press, 978-1-60710-071-3, $19.98, 724pp, hc, coll)
• Edgar Allan Poe: All of His Macabre Tales Complete and Unabridged, (May 2010, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Prion Books, 978-1-85375-700-6, $24.95, 656pp, tp, coll) Cover: Ceri Wood
• The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe, (Sep 2010, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Sterling Publishing (Sterling Classics), 978-1-4027-7325-9, $9.95, 344pp, hc, coll)
• Macabre Tales, (Jan 2011, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Dreamstairway Books, 978-1-907091-15-5, £15.00, 272pp, tp, coll)
• Fantastische Vertellingen, (Apr 2011, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Het Spectrum (Vantoen.Nu #76), 978-90-315-0273-8, €14.99, 262pp, tp, coll) Cover: Karel Thole
• Tales of Horror and Suspense, (Oct 2011, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Dover Publications, 978-0-486-42844-4, $4.95, 192pp, tp, coll)
• Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, (date unknown, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Washington Square Press / Pocket Books, 0-671-72770-2, $4.95, xii+432pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales, (date unknown, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Signet Classics, #CP396, $0.60, 384pp, pb, coll) - [VERIFIED]
• The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, (date unknown, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Modern Library (Modern Library Giant), #G40, xii+1026pp, hc, coll) Cover: Paul Galdone - [VERIFIED]
• Great Tales of Terror, (date unknown, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Watermill Press (Watermill Classic), 0-89375-397-1, $2.95, 133pp, pb, coll) Cover: Mia Tavonatti - [VERIFIED]
• Fantastische Vertellingen, (date unknown, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Het Spectrum (Prisma #76), #76, 266pp, pb, coll) Cover: Karel Thole - [VERIFIED]
• Fantastische Vertellingen, (date unknown, Edgar Allan Poe, publ. Het Spectrum (Prisma #76), #76, 262pp, pb, coll) Cover: Karel Thole - [VERIFIED]

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