Text: Anonymous, “A Bibliography of Edgar A. Poe,” Literary World (Boston, MA), vol. XIII, December 16, 1882, p. 457

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1827. Tamerlane and Other Poems.

Printed, but suppressed by the author “through circum stances of a private nature.”

1829. Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems.

1831. Poems.

Published soon after leaving West Point, and dedicated to the “United States Corps of Cadets,” nearly all of whom subscribed to the volume at $2.50 per copy. 1833. Tales of the Folio Club. One of these tales, “The MS. Found in a Bottle,” gained the prize of a hundred dollars for the best story offered by the Baltimore Saturday Visitor.

1838. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.

Several editions of this romance were published in England, in 1838, 1841, 1859, 1861.

1839. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque.

This work contained “Ligeia,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and several other of Poe's best imaginative tales. The edition was small, and copies of it are extremely The book attracted little attention. A second edition was published in 1845.

1840. The Conchologist's First Book.

1845. The Raven and Other Poems.

“The Raven” attracted extraordinary attention, and established Poe's reputation as one of the most original poets of the time. The poems were published in London in 1846, and repeated editions up to the present time.

1845. Tales.

This volume contained, in addition to the “Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque,” other tales written since 1839. It was reprinted in London the same year.

1848. Eureka: A Prose Poem.

1850. Works.

This edition consisted of the first two volumes of the tales and poems. 1850. The Literati. This was the third volume of the collected works, and contained “Griswold's Malicious Memoir.” Tales and Sketches, from the collected edition, were published in London in 1852; also, the same year, Tales of Mystery, Imagination, and Humour, several editions of which were published in 1853, 1855, and 1864.

1853. Works.

This was the complete edition of Poe's works, in four volumes. In five years it reached fifteen editions. The Complete Works were published in Edinburgh in 1874-5, with a memoir by John A. Ingram.

1858. Poetical Works.

This edition contained a memoir by Charles F. Briggs, founded on Griswold's. [column 3:]

1876 Poems and Essays.

A memorial edition, containing the Letter Addresses and Poems of the memorial ceremonies upon the occasion of the dedication of a monument to Poe, at Baltimore, Nov. 17, 1875. This edition contained “Alone,” a poem of Poe's discovered by Eugene L. Didier, and first published in facsimile, in Scribner's Monthly, September, 1875.

Contains a new memoir by Eugene L. Didier, and an introductory letter by Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman.

1878. Prose Stories.

1880. Household Edition.

A choice selection of poems, tales, and essays.

1881. Red Line Edition of Poems.

The late William J. Widdleton, who was the American publisher of Poe's works for more than twenty years, issued a library edition of his complete works in four volumes, which contained every well-authenticated poem, story, and article which the poet deemed worthy of preservation.

Translations of Poe's Works.

FRENCH.

1856. Histoires Extraordinaires.

1857. Noeuvelles Histoires Extraordinaires.

1858. Aventures Arthur Gordon Pym.

1863. Euréka.

1865. Histoires Grotesques et Sérieuses.

The above are the famous translations of Poe's works by Baudelaire. They have gone through numerous editions. 1862. Contes Inedits. 1869. 1853. Nouvelles Choisies. Mille et Deuxième Nuits. La Cité en la Mer. Les Poèmes d’Edgar Poe. 18-. 18-.

1875. Le Corbeau. Traduit par S. Mallarmé.

An édition de luxe of Poe's masterpiece, exquisitely illustrated by E. Manet.

GERMAN.

1855-8. Novellen von E. A. Poe.

1853-8. Ausgewahlte Werke.

1855. Tales of Mystery, Imagination, and Humour.

Formed Vols. VI and VII of the English Library published at Leipzic.

1854-8. Select Works of E. A. Poe.

Vols. XIII and XIV of “Dürr's Collection of American Authors.”

1859. Erstaunliche Geschichten und unheimliche Begebenheiten.

1861. Unbegreifliche Ereignisse und geheimniszvolle Thalen.

1864. Der Rabe, die Glacken, und Lenore.

1869. Der Rabe.

1879. Unheimliche Geschichten.

SPANISH.

1858. Historios Extraordinarios.

A memoir by Dr. Landa.

1859. Second series of above.

1863. Aventuras de Arturo Gordon Pym.

ITALIAN.

1876. Racconti Incredibili.

187-. Racconti.

MODERN GREEK.

1879. The Oval Portrait. A. Parnassus. Athens.