Chronological List of Poe's Tales

This chronological index of Poe's tales assigns entries based on the earliest date that can be established. As this date is often the date of publication, the sequence given does not necessarily reflect the order in which the tales were actually written, and a chronology of this sort is inherently conjectural. Poe revised several of his tales many times, and most of these revisions are not reflected here. Where at least one text is known, an appropriate link is provided. In printing revised versions, Poe changed the titles of several tales, which poses a bit of a challenge when listing titles. In the present list, the earliest title is given, with subsequent titles noted parenthetically. Titles given in square brackets have generally been assigned to the few tales that were written without a title, or at least were given a title by someone other than Poe himself.