Title: The Gold-Bug

Title: The Gold-Bug Title Record # 87224
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1843-06-21
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: novelette
Webpages: librivox.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note:

Manuscript ca. October 1842, first published in Dollar Newspaper in June 1843: Part I on June 21, then Part 1 & Part II combined on June 28.
See the notes here and this OCR scan.

Amazing Stories, April 1934. Not S-F. Wordcount (Gutenberg): 13.651 words

Synopsis: Available on page 326, Bleiler (Gernsback). A man finds a new species of scarab beetle which almost appears to be solid gold; ironically, he makes use of it to help in locating a huge buried treasure.

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Translations

Year	Title
1843	The Gold-Bug [as by Edgar A. Poe]
1852	The Gold-Beetle
1880^ⓘ First officially published under this title in the Salem Gazette in November 1849. A pirated copy was published as a pamphlet using this title in London in 1846-1847. See the notes here.	The Gold Bug
1889	The Gold-Bug [as by Edgar Poe]
1906	The Gold Beetle
1914	The Goldbug
1964	The Gold-Bug (abridged)
2000	Gold Bug

Year	Language	Title
1856^ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire	French	Le scarabée d'or [as by Edgar Poe]
1856^ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire. First published in Histoires extraordinaires (1856).	French	Le scarabée d'or
1902^ⓘTranslated by Hedda Moeller-Bruck [aka Hedda Eulenberg]	German	Der Goldkäfer
1910^ⓘTranslated by Gisela Etzel	German	Der Goldkäfer
1927^ⓘTranslated by Yrjö Kivimies	Finnish	Kultakuoriainen
1929^ⓘTranslated by Y. Fukazawa	Japanese	黄金虫 [as by エドガー・アラン・ポー^?Edogā Aran Pō Edogaa Aran Poo ]
1947^ⓘTranslated by S. Vestdijk	Dutch	De Gouden Tor
1950^ⓘTranslated by Maria Gallone.	Italian	Lo scarabeo d'oro
1953^ⓘTranslated by André Noorbeek	Dutch	De gouden kever
1962^ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire.	French	Le scarabée d'or [as by Edgar A. Poe]
1963^ⓘTranslated by Ion Vinea.	Romanian	Cărăbușul de aur^?Carabusul de aur
1965^ⓘTranslated by Ion Vinea.	Romanian	Cărăbușul de aur^?Carabusul de aur [as by E. A. Poe]
1970^ⓘTranslated by Ion Vinea	Romanian	Cărăbușul de aur^?Carabusul de aur [as by Edgar A. Poe]
1971^ⓘTranslated by Tomé Santos Júnior	Portuguese	O escaravelho de ouro
1974^ⓘTranslated by Felix Friedrich	German	Der Goldkäfer
1986^ⓘTranslated by Hertha Lorenz	German	Der Goldkäfer
1993^ⓘTranslated by Heide Steiner	German	Der Goldkäfer

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
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
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
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
Fortune	1875-00-00	ed. Rossiter Johnson	James R. Osgood and Co.			215	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Fortune	1876-00-00	ed. Rossiter Johnson	James R. Osgood and Co.			215	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tales	1884-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Tauchnitz (Collection of British Authors #2212)			vi+ 328	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Poe's Tales and Other Prose Writings	1893-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	F. M. Lupton			236	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Weird Tales	1895-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Henry Altemus Company			258	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Poems and Tales from the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe	1898-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Houghton Mifflin (Riverside Literature Series #119-120)		$0.40^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 95+ 95	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Gold Bug, The Purloined Letter, and Other Tales	1898-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Houghton Mifflin (Riverside Literature Series #120)			95	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Selections from the Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	1901-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	The Macmillan Company (Macmillan's Pocket American and English Classics)			xlix+ 343	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales	1901-10-00	Edgar Allan Poe	The Century Co. (Century Classics)			xvi+ 499	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	1902-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	G. P. Putnam's Sons			viii+ 491	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
Prose Tales of Mystery and Imagination	1903-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Grosset & Dunlap			496	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
Stories and Poems	1904-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	University Publishing Company (Standard Literature Series #58)			xviii+ 124	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1	1905-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Croscup & Holby^?Croscup and Holby (The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe #1)				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
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories: American	1908-00-00	ed. Julian Hawthorne	The Review of Reviews Co.			304	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
American	1909-00-00	ed. Julian Hawthorne	The Review of Reviews Co.			370	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tales of Mystery and Imagination	1910-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Thomas Nelson & Sons			374	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Stories of Fortune	1914-00-00	ed. Rossiter Johnson	Riverside Press / Houghton Mifflin				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tales and Poems	1914-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Charles E. Merrill (Merrill's English Texts)			323	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Poems and Tales	1918-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	D. C. Heath & Co.			xvi+ 216	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales	1919-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	The Four Seas Co. (International Pocket Library)			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
Select Tales	1922-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	International Bibliothek (English Library #7)			262	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Black Cat and Other Tales	1924-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Holerth Press (Holerth Library #13)			84	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	1927-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Charles Scribner's Sons (Modern Student's Library)			xxi+ 525	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
ポー短篇集^?Pō tanpenshū Pou tanpenshuuu	1929-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	英文学社^?えいぶんがくしゃ Eibungakusha ( 英文名作文庫^?えいぶんめいさくぶんこ Eibun Meisaku Bunko #4)			112+ 589	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales and Poems	1930-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	The Macmillan Company (Macmillan Children's Classics)			xi+ 199	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
A Century of Thrillers: From Poe to Arlen	1934-00-00	ed. uncredited	Daily Express Publications			1087	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Amazing Stories, April 1934	1934-04-00	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	Morey
Century of Thrillers	1937-00-00	ed. uncredited	President Press			viii+ 367, vi+ 373, vi+ 370	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
Some Tales of Mystery and Imagination	1938-05-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Penguin Books (Penguin Illustrated Classics #3)	C3	-/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).	xi+ 248	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
Tellers of Tales: 100 Short Stories from the United States, England, France, Russia and Germany	1939-00-00	ed. W. Somerset Maugham	Doubleday, Doran		$3.75^?$: US dollar	xxxxii+ 1526	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
Tales of Mystery & Imagination	1941-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Limited Editions Club			xxiii+ 476	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales of Mystery and Imagination	1941-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Heritage Press			xix+ 366	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
Selected Stories	1944-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Editions for the Armed Services	J-297	$0.00^?$: US dollar	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.	coll
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
Some Tales of Mystery and Imagination	1944-07-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Penguin Books	477	-/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).	vii+ 186	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
Selected Stories	1945-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Editions for the Armed Services	767		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.	coll
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
The Golden Argosy: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Short Stories in the English Language	1947-00-00	ed. Van H. Cartmell, Charles Grayson	The Dial Press			656	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
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
Selected Short Stories	1952-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Fine Editions Press			x+ 257	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 Golden Argosy: A Collection of the Most Celebrated Short Stories in the English Language	1955-00-00	ed. Van H. Cartmell, Charles Grayson	The Dial Press			656	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
Selected Tales	1956-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Penguin Books (US)	1109	$0.85^?$: US dollar	406	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
Selected Tales	1956-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Penguin Books (US)	1109	3/6^?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).	406	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 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
Tales of Mystery & Imagination	1958-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Heritage Press			xix+ 366	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales of Mystery and Imagination	1960-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Pan Books (Great Pan)	G321	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).	223	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 Pit and the Pendulum	1962-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Digit Books	R565	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).	158	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 Poems of Edgar Allan Poe	1963-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	The Macmillan Company (Macmillan Classics #2)			x+ 338	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	1963-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Whitman Publishing Company			282	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	1965-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Whitman Publishing Company	2721		252	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ati Forberg
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe	1965-05-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Dell Laurel	2227	$0.50^?$: US dollar	287	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	Paul Davis
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
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
Poe's Tales of Mystery and Terror	1967-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Magnum Easy Eye Books / Lancer Books	13-404	$0.60^?$: US dollar	319	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	Joseph Lombardero
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
Selected Stories and Poems	1967-10-26	Edgar Allan Poe	Franklin Watts (A Keith Jennison Book)			xvii+ 363	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Fantastic Tales	1969-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	New English Library	0-450-00317-5 / 2570	3/6^?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).	111	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 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
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
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe	1971-02-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Dell Laurel-Leaf	2227	$0.60^?$: US dollar	287	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	Paul Davis
Tales of Mystery & Imagination	1975-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	The Easton Press (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)			xx+ 366	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
Forty-Two Tales	1979-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Octopus Books	0-7064-1053-X	£2.95^?£: UK pound	638	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Harry Clarke
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	1979-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	The Franklin Library			304	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
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
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe	1983-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Dell	0-440-32227-8	$6.99^?$: US dollar	288	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	Paul Davis
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
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
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
A Treasury of American Mystery Stories	1989-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh	Bonanza Books	0-517-67657-5		xvi+ 557	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Hector Garrido
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 Gold-Bug and Other Tales	1991-08-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Dover Publications (Dover Thrift Editions)	0-486-26875-6	$1.00^?$: US dollar	121	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	Paul E. Kennedy
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
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
Selected Tales	1994-08-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Penguin Books (Penguin Popular Classics)	0-14-062116-4	£1.00^?£: UK pound	406	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	Arthur Rackham
Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories	1998-03-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Pulp Fictions	1-902058-02-X	£4.99^?£: UK pound	322	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	Tom Paddle
Selected Tales	1998-04-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Oxford University Press	0-19-953577-9	£2.50^?£: UK pound	xxviii+ 338	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	Harry Clarke
The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories	1999-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Viking (The Whole Story)	0-670-88706-4	$5.99^?$: US dollar	153	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jame's Prunier
The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories	1999-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Viking (The Whole Story)	0-670-88725-0		153	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	Jame's Prunier
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1 (Raven Edition)	2000-04-01	Edgar Allan Poe	Project Gutenberg	2147			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Collected Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	2000-07-25	Edgar Allan Poe	Harper Large Print (Harper Large Print Classics)	0-06-019722-6	$22.00^?$: US dollar	304	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Library of Classic Horror Stories	2001-00-00	ed. uncredited	Courage Books	0-7624-1116-3	$15.98^?$: US dollar	1045	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gil Cohen
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
The Raven and Other Writings	2003-09-01	Edgar Allan Poe	Aladdin (Aladdin Classics)	0-689-86352-7	$5.99^?$: US dollar	xv+ 418	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
The Fall Of The House Of Usher And Other Stories	2004-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Planet Three (Great Reads Collection #45)	9771741749015	£2.50^?£: UK pound	279	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Selected Tales	2008-04-17	Edgar Allan Poe	Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics)	978-0-19-953577-4	£5.99^?£: UK pound	xxviii+ 338	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	Harry Clarke
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe	2009-01-00	Edgar Allan Poe	William Morrow / HarperCollins	978-0-06-169039-6	$25.99^?$: US dollar	xx+ 389	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Stan Osolinski
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe	2009-01-06	Edgar Allan Poe	William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC	95-3094	$13.99^?$: US dollar	416	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Stan Osolinski
The Best of Edgar Allan Poe: All of His Macabre Tales Complete and Unabridged	2009-05-14	Edgar Allan Poe	Prion Books	978-1-85375-700-6	£14.99^?£: UK pound	656	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	Ceri Wood
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
In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe	2010-01-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Harper	978-0-06-169040-2	$14.99^?$: US dollar	xx+ 389	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	Stan Osolinski
The Best of Edgar Allan Poe: All of His Macabre Tales Complete and Unabridged	2010-05-01	Edgar Allan Poe	Prion Books	978-1-85375-700-6	$24.95^?$: US dollar	656	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	Ceri Wood
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1 (Raven Edition)	2010-06-01	Edgar Allan Poe	Bottom of the Hill Publishing	978-1-935785-11-8	$13.99^?$: US dollar	198	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
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1 (Raven Edition)	2011-10-06	Edgar Allan Poe	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Tales of Horror and Suspense	2011-10-20	Edgar Allan Poe	Dover Publications (Dover Evergreen Classics)	978-0-486-42844-4	$4.95^?$: US dollar	192	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
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Mysteries	2011-11-13	Edgar Allan Poe	Necropolis Press (Classroom Classics)	978-1-4679-3675-0	$10.49^?$: US dollar	246	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
The Raven and Other Writings	2012-02-28	Edgar Allan Poe	Aladdin (Aladdin Classics)	978-1-4391-1386-8	$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales	2012-04-26	Edgar Allan Poe	Penguin Books (Penguin English Library)	978-0-14-119897-2	£5.99^?£: UK pound	336	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	Coralie Bickford-Smith
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales	2012-04-26	Edgar Allan Poe	Penguin Books (Penguin English Library)	978-0-14-197387-6	£3.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe	2012-07-04	Edgar Allan Poe	Dell	978-0-307-82307-6	$6.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Paul Davis
Stories of Fortune	2015-04-13	ed. Rossiter Johnson	Project Gutenberg	48696	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
The Annotated Poe	2015-10-26	Edgar Allan Poe	Belknap Press / Harvard University Press	978-0-674-05529-2	$39.95^?$: US dollar	411	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
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
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
Poe's Tales of Mystery and Terror	date unknown	Edgar Allan Poe	Magnum Books (Magnum Easy Eye #4)	14-105	$0.75^?$: US dollar	319	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	Joseph Lombardero
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
The Gold-Bug	date unknown	Edgar Allan Poe	Little Leather Library Corporation			93	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.	chap

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Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Reviews: pages 266-522, M-Z)