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Vol. I (December 10, 1842 - November 25, 1843)




1843 - February 25, 1843 (vol I, no. 12)  (no copies of this issue survive, but the Poe material was reprinted in the next issue)

  • "The Poets & Poetry of Philadelpha: Edgar Allan Poe" (This biographical article on Poe is unsigned and was attributed to Henry Beck Hirst by Poe, but Burton R. Pollin has disputed this attribution and claims that Poe himself is the author. There are clearly elements which must have derived from Poe, but probably at least nominally put together by Hirst from material provided by Poe. It may be best to consider it as a collaborative piece. In any case, the article is important for the original printing of one and reprints of sixteen of Poe's poems.)
    • Poem - "[Lines on Joe Lock]" (first printing)
    • Poem - "To Helen" ("Helen, thy beauty is to me . . . ") (reprint)
    • Poem - "Spirit's Invocation" (excerpts of "Al Aaraaf")  (reprint)
    • Poem - "Sonnet -- Science" (reprint)
    • Poem - "[Romance]" (reprint)
    • Poem - "To the River --" (reprint)
    • Poem - "The Conqueror Worm" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Lenore" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Sonnet to Zante" (reprint)
    • Poem - "The Sleeper" (reprint)
    • Poem - "To One in Paradise" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Sonnet -- Silence" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Israfel" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Song of the Newly-Wedded [Bridal Ballad]" (reprint)
    • Poem - "To One Departed" (reprint)
    • Poem - "The Coliseum" (reprint)
    • Poem - "The Haunted Palace" (reprint)
  • Misc. - "Prospectus of the Stylus"






1843 - March (Extra No. 1)

  • Misc. - "Prospectus of the Stylus"






1843 - March 4, 1843 (vol I, no. 13)

  • "The Poets & Poetry of Philadelpha: Edgar Allan Poe" (This biographical article on Poe is unsigned and was attributed to Henry Beck Hirst by Poe, but Burton R. Pollin has disputed this attribution and claims that Poe himself is the author. There are clearly elements which must have derived from Poe, but probably at least nominally put together by Hirst from material provided by Poe. It may be best to consider it as a collaborative piece. In any case, the article reprints a number of Poe's poems. According to a comment in the Museum, this reprint apparently includes a number of corrections, probably of minor typographical errors.)
    • Poem - "[Lines on Joe Lock]" (first printing)
    • Poem - "To Helen" ("Helen, thy beauty is to me . . . ") (reprint)
    • Poem - "Spirit's Invocation" (excerpts of "Al Aaraaf")  (reprint)
    • Poem - "Sonnet -- Science" (reprint)
    • Poem - "[Romance]" (reprint)
    • Poem - "To the River --" (reprint)
    • Poem - "The Conqueror Worm" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Lenore" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Sonnet to Zante" (reprint)
    • Poem - "The Sleeper" (reprint)
    • Poem - "To One in Paradise" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Sonnet -- Silence" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Israfel" (reprint)
    • Poem - "Song of the Newly-Wedded [Bridal Ballad]" (reprint)
    • Poem - "To One Departed" (reprint)
    • Poem - "The Coliseum" (reprint)
    • Poem - "The Haunted Palace" (reprint)
  • Misc. - "Prospectus of the Stylus"  (p. 3, col. 7)






1843 - March 25, 1843 (vol I, no. 16)

  • Misc. - "Original Conundrums" (part I)  (misc, first printing)





1843 - April 1, 1843 (vol I, no. 17)

  • Tale - "The Destruction of the World"  (reprint, with a new title for "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion.")
  • Misc. - "Original Conundrums"  (part II)  (first printing)





1843 - July 8, 1843 (vol I, no. 31)

  • Tale - "The Gold Bug"  (heavily abridged version of the first installment of the tale)









Vol. 2 (December 9, 1843 - October 5, 1844)

1844 - August 21 (vol II, no. ??)

  • Tale - "Mesmeric Revelation" (reprint)










Notes:

There is considerable controversy surrounding the attibution of several items. Because so few copies have survived from the period of Poe's chief association with the newspaper, it is possible that other unknown items were contributed and printed.







 
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