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Title: The Island of the Fay Title Record # 992301
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1841-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Blogspot, en.wikisource.org, YouTube
Language: English
Note:
  • First published in the June 1841 Graham's Magazine.
  • Originally commissioned to accompany an engraving by John Sartain. When it was reprinted, it was revised to omit references to the illustration. The Library of America "Poetry and Tales" prints the original version accompanied by the engraving.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan.
Synopsis: An unnamed narrator recounts what may be a dream vision of an enchanted island and the enchantment of nature.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1857Translated by Charles Baudelaire
French L'île de la fée
1857Translated by Charles Baudelaire
French L'île de la fée [as by Edgar Poe]
1902Translated by Hedda Moeller-Bruck [aka Hedda Eulenberg]
German Die Feeninsel
1920Translated by Gisela Etzel
German Die Insel der Fee
1993Translated by Heide Steiner
German Feeneiland

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
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 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
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  
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 1882-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe George Routledge & Sons  
-/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
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Mystery and Imagination 1886-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe George Routledge & Sons (Routledge's World Library)     160
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 Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 2 (Raven Edition) 1903-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe P. F. Collier & Son     381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
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 4 1905-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe
Croscup & Holby?Croscup and Holby
(The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe #4)
     
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  
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  
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  
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  
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  
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 Checkmark
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 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 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
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
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
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
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  
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
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  
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  
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  
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 2 (Raven Edition) 2000-04-01 Edgar Allan Poe Project Gutenberg 2148    
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 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  
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 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 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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