“Instinct Versus Reason — A Black Cat” — reading copy
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Historical Texts:
Manuscripts and Authorized Printings:
Text-01 — “Instinct vs Reason — A Black Cat” — 1840, no original manuscript or
fragments are known to exist (but this version is presumably recorded in Text-02)
“Instinct vs Reason — A Black Cat” —
April 1942 — Clarence S. Brigham, “Edgar Allan Poe's Contributions to Alexander's Weekly
Messenger,” Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society (Brigham's full article was reprinted as a
separate item in 1943, with this eassay appearing on pp. 29-32)
“Instinct vs Reason — A Black Cat”
— 1978 — The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, vol. 2: Tales and Sketches, 1831-1840, ed. T. O. Mabbott,
Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (2:477-480)
“Instinct vs Reason — A Black Cat” — 1984 — Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and
Tales, ed. Patrick F. Quinn (New York: Library of America), pp. 370-372
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Comparative and Study Texts:
Instream Comparative and Study Texts:
None
Plain Text Files for Juxta:
None
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Associated Material and Special Versions:
Miscellaneous Texts and Related Items:
“Instinct vs. Reason” — 2007 — Audio book (unabridged), read by Chris Aruffo (part of a 5-CD set)
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Bibliography:
Heartman, Charles F. and James R. Canny, A Bibliography of First Printings of the Writings of Edgar Allan
Poe, Hattiesburg, MS: The Book Farm, 1943.
Mabbott, Thomas Ollive, ed., The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Vols 2-3 Tales and Sketches),
Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1978.
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