Title: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion

Title: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Title Record # 95533
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1839-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

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First published in the December 1839 Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.
See the notes here and this OCR scan.

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Year	Title
1839	The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion [as by Edgar A. Poe]

Year	Language	Title
1857^ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire	French	Conversation d'Eiros avec Charmion [as by Edgar Poe]
1904^ⓘTranslated by Hedda Moeller-Bruck [aka Hedda Eulenberg]	German	Eiros und Charmion
1960^ⓘTranslated by Charles Baudelaire	French	Conversation d'Eiros avec Charmion
1978^ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo	Swedish	Eiros' och Kharmions samtal
1984^ⓘTranslated by Maria-Ana Tupan.	Romanian	Convorbirea dintre Iros și Carmion^?Convorbirea dintre Iros si Carmion Convorbirea dintre Iros shi Carmion
1993^ⓘTranslated by Barbara Cramer-Nauhaus & Erika Gröger	German	Das Gespräch zwischen Eiros and Charmion
2020^ⓘTranslated by Barbara Beaupré	Polish	Rozmowa Ejrosa i Charmiony, czyli jak zginął świat^?Rozmowa Ejrosa i Charmiony, czyli jak zginal swiat

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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
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 Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 8	1905-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Croscup & Holby^?Croscup and Holby (The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe #8)				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
Fantastic Tales	1915-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Tauchnitz (Tauchnitz Collection of British and American Authors #4511)			285	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
Tales of Mystery and Imagination	1919-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	George G. Harrap & Co.			381	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Harry Clarke
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 Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales	1932-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Halcyon Press (1930s)			170	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Tales of Mystery and Imagination	1933-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Tudor Publishing Company			412	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Harry Clarke , Harry Clarke
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 Centenary Poe: Tales, Poems, Criticism, Marginalia, and Eureka	1949-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	John Lane, The Bodley Head		15/-^?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).	559	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
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 Treasury of Science Fiction Classics	1954-00-00	ed. Harold W. Kuebler	Hanover House		$2.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 694	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Powers
The Treasury of Science Fiction Classics	1954-00-00	ed. Harold W. Kuebler	Hanover House / SFBC		$1.65^?$: US dollar	694	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard M. Powers
Stories: Twenty-Eight Thrilling Tales	1961-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Platt & Munk (Platt & Munk Great Writers Collection)			510	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Al Fiorentino
Stories: Twenty-Seven Thrilling Tales	1961-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Platt & Munk (Platt & Munk Great Writers Collection)	1104	$2.95^?$: US dollar	510	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Al Fiorentino
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories	1961-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Digit Books	R461	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).	156	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
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
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	1964-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Parents' Magazine's Cultural Institute			420	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
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
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
Eco-Fiction	1971-04-00	ed. John Stadler	Washington Square Press	0-671-47845-1	$0.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 211	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	Michael Eagle
In Dreams Awake	1975-07-00	ed. Leslie A. Fiedler	Dell Laurel	4159	$1.75^?$: US dollar	400	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
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
The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe by Satty	1976-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Warner Books	0-446-87203-2	$7.95^?$: 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	Wilfried Satty
The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe by Satty	1976-00-00	Edgar Allan Poe	Clarkson N. Potter	0-517-52742-1	$15.00^?$: US dollar	246	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Wilfried Satty
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
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
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
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
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts	1984-04-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Beaufort Books	0-8253-0184-X	$17.95^?$: US dollar	249	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	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
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
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
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
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts	1996-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Barnes & Noble Books	0-7607-0254-3	$6.98^?$: US dollar	249	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Erich Schrempp
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
The Apocalypse Reader	2007-06-00	ed. Justin Taylor	Thunder's Mouth Press	978-1-56025-959-6	$15.95^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 318	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 & Imagination	2008-07-30	Edgar Allan Poe	Chartwell Books	978-0-7858-2452-7	$24.99^?$: US dollar	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Harry Clarke
Tales of Mystery and Imagination	2008-09-25	Edgar Allan Poe	Calla Editions	978-1-60660-004-7	$40.00^?$: US dollar	[3]+ 414	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Harry Clarke
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
The End of the World: Classic Tales of Apocalyptic Science Fiction	2010-00-00	ed. Michael Kelahan	Fall River Press	978-1-4351-2592-6	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xiv+ 457	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ben Gibson
Early Science Fiction Tales 2: SF Before Verne and Wells: 1648 - 1844	2013-01-05	ed. David Lear	Firestone Books	978-1-4776-3856-9	$12.99^?$: US dollar	238	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	Mark Pexton
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall and Other Early Science Fiction Tales	2013-02-18	ed. David Lear	Firestone Books	978-1-909608-08-5	$12.99^?$: US dollar	238	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 & Imagination	2014-09-15	Edgar Allan Poe	Arcturus Publishing	978-1-78404-215-8	£14.99^?£: UK pound	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Harry Clarke
Scientific Romance: An International Anthology of Pioneering Science Fiction	2017-01-18	ed. Brian Stableford	Dover Publications	978-0-486-80837-6	$14.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 337	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
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories	2018-03-00	ed. Laura Bulbeck	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78664-767-2	£20.00^?£: UK pound	480	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
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
Tales of Mystery & Imagination	2019-11-01	Edgar Allan Poe	Arcturus Publishing (Arcturus Slipcased Classics #17)	978-1-78950-939-7	$24.99^?$: US dollar	383	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Harry Clarke
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
Eco-Fiction	date unknown	ed. John Stadler	Pocket Books	0-671-82478-3	$1.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 206	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
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 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
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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Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)

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