Edgar Allan Poe — “The Millennium: A Tale of the Last Century”

Reading copy:

• “The Millennium: A Tale of the Last Century” — reading copy

Manuscripts and Authorized Printings:

• Text 01 — “The Millennium: A Tale of the Last Century” — (1843 — no manuscript material is known)
• Text 02 — “The Millennium: A Tale of the Last Century” — January 27, 1844 — New World (New York, NY)

Reprints:

• “The Millennium: A Tale of the Last Century” — March 5, 1844 — the York Gazette (York, PA), 29th year, no. 45, p. 1, cols. 1-4 (This item is reprinted, acknowledging the source as the New World, as a “Select Tales,” but without assigning the author.)
• “The Millennium: A Tale of the Last Century” — March 20, 1844 — the Dollar Newspaper (Philadelphia, PA) (This item is reprinted, without assigning the source or author, as a “Selected Story.” In the issue for March 27, 1844, this same newspaper printed Poe's very slight humorous tale “The Spectacles.” A brief announcement for that story appears in the March 20, 1844 issue.)

Scholarly and Noteworthy Reprints:

• None.

Instream Comparative and Study Texts:

• None

Miscellaneous Texts and Related Items:

• None.

• 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. (This item is not listed for the material printed in the New World.