Edgar Allan Poe Books In Order
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue | (1841) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mystery of Marie Roget | (1842) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Purloined Letter | (1844) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Edgar Allan Poe Tales Books
Metzengerstein | (1832) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Tale of Jerusalem | (1832) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ms. Found in a Bottle | (1833) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow | (1835) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Morella | (1835) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Berenice | (1835) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaall | (1835) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Pest | (1835) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Four Beasts in One - The Homo-Cameleopard | (1836) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ligeia | (1838) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Predicament | (1838) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
William Wilson | (1839) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Devil in the Belfry | (1839) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Journal of Julius Rodman | (1840) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man of the Crowd | (1840) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Descent into the Maelstrom | (1841) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Never Bet the Devil Your Head | (1841) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pit and the Pendulum | (1842) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Masque of the Red Death | (1842) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eleonora | (1842) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Tale of the Ragged Mountains | (1843) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Gold-Bug | (1843) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Diddling | (1843) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oblong Box | (1844) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Spectacles | (1844) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Angel of The Odd | (1844) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Balloon-Hoax | (1844) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mesmeric Revelation | (1844) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq | (1844) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Thousand-And-Second Tale of Scheherazade | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Some Words with a Mummy | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Colloquy of Monos and Una | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oval Portrait | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Raven | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Landor's Cottage | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Imp of The Perverse | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Domain of Arnheim | (1846) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Cask of Amontillado | (1846) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eureka | (1848) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Annabel Lee | (1849) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Politian: An Unfinished Tragedy | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Collections
Tamerlane and Other Poems | (1827) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems | (1829) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | (1840) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales | (1841) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings | (1843) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Black Cat | (1843) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe | (1843) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Raven and Other Poems | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Great Tales of Terror | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe | (1849) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of Mystery and Imagination | (1908) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of Mystery | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Great Tales of Edgar Allan Poe | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Complete Stories | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales and Poems | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of Mystery and Terror | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Raven and Other Selected Poems | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fall of the House of Usher | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Selected Tales of Edgar Allan Poe | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bells and Other Poems | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Maelzel's Chess-Player | (1836) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Philosophy of Furniture | (1840) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Morning on the Wissahiccon | (1844) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anastatic Printing | (1845) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Philosophy of Composition | (1846) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Letters Until Now Unpublished | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Poetic Principle | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rationale of Verse | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Few Words on Secret Writing | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Eerie Archives Books
Eerie Archives, Vol. 1 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives Volume 2 | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives, Vol. 4 | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives, Vol. 5 | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives, Vol. 8 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives, Vol. 9 | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives, Vol. 10 | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives, Vol. 11 | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives, Vol. 12 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives Volume 13 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives Volume 14 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives Volume 16 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie ArchivesVolume 21 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives Volume 22 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
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Publication Order of The Year of the Cat Books
A Cat of a Different Color | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cat of Perfect Taste | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cat of Disdainful Looks | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cat of Strange Lands | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cat of Cozy Situations | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cat of Heroic Heart | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cat of Fantastic Whims | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Cat of Feral Instincts | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction | (1948) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
50 Great Short Stories | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantastic, Fall 1952 | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stories for the Dead of Night | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Great Tales of Action and Adventure | (1958) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
50 Great American Short Stories | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
21 Great Stories | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sea Tales of Terror | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Echoes Of Terror | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
65 Great Spine Chillers | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Perspectives in Literature: A Book of Short Stories, Vol. 1 | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Great Fantasy | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wickedest Show on Earth | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ghost Stories | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Monster Book of Monsters | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of the Occult | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Great Law and Order Stories | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Giant Book of Zombies | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of Zombies | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Wild Little Weird Tales | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Creepy Little Creature Stories | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thrillers | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sea-Cursed | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Weird Business | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Classic Sea Stories | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Detective Duos | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Vintage Book of Classic Crime | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Writing New York | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Masters of the Macabre | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Master's Choice: Mystery Stories by Today's Top Writers and the Masters Who Inspired Them | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Campfire Collection: Spine-tingling Tales to Tell in the Dark | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dark | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World's Greatest Horror Stories | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nightmares on Congress Street, Part V | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tainted: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Birds of Prey | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eerie Archives, Vol. 3 | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dreams and Wonders | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mammoth Book of Body Horror | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Short Stories: After Dark Classics | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Books to Die For | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Psychos | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zombies! | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Easy Reading for Difficult Devils: An Anthology of Dark Fiction | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Sky | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fossil Lake II | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fireside Horror Stories About Supernatural Cats | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fireside Horror Stories About Mummies and Curses | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Behind the Mask - Tales from the Id | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Writers: Their Lives and Works | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Great Sea Adventure | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
American Midnight | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 3 | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Poetry Comix | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales of the Devil | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Classic Cat Stories | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ultimate Short Story Bundle | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night Frights Issue #2 | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
30 Press Presents: Classic Horror Poems Volume One | (2023) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A leading literary figure whose legacy has inspired countless others since his final novel, the American author Edgar Allan Poe is still spoken of today in reverential tones, recalling his exemplary career, the impact of which is still currently being felt. With a large number of not just poems for which he was largely known, but also short stories and critical works as well, he was a prolific writer throughout the literary establishment of the time. Focusing largely on the macabre and uncanny, he was well known for his material dealing with the darker elements of human nature, as his name became synonymous with modern Gothic literature, something which continues to this very day.
Early and Personal Life
Born on the 19th of January, 1809, in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, Edgar Allan Poe was very much an author of his time, as he was the second child born to the English actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, along with the actor David Poe, Jr. After his father abandoned them in 1810, his mother then died of consumption the following year, leaving Edgar to be brought up by the successful Scottish merchant John Allan, thus leading to his name as it is now known. Growing up in Richmond, Virginia with his new foster family he was well on his way to becoming the writer that he currently is today.
Educated in an English boarding school in Chelsea following his period in a Scottish grammar school, he had an eventful education, something which was further exacerbated by his foster father who would routinely alternate between disciplining him aggressively and then spoiling him, both in equal measure. Later attending the University of Virginia he was to study ancient and modern languages, during which time he set-up his own student body council in direct opposition to the already established one. Following a year of this he soon found himself with mounting debts, thereby taking leave to head to Boston in 1827 where he would take a number of odd jobs, including writing for a newspaper, finally joining the military.
Spending some time in the military he first joined up when he was just 18, but claimed he was 22, and at his wits end as to what to do about all of his mounting debts, whereby he served two years of a five year enlistment, reaching the rank of Sergeant Major for Artillery during his time there. Whilst he was there he would also publish a number of early works and poems, most of which remained unnoticed by the critical establishment at large. It was later on that he was to gain the much sought after recognition he deserved for his work, as he soon went on to create a name for himself.
Living until 1849 when he died on the 7th of October at only 49 years of age, a death which is still shrouded in mystery to this very day. Found wandering the streets in a state of delirium he was taken for medical attention, but never survived the process. Leaving behind a strong legacy though, he will always be remembered as the individual who reinvented literature and how it is thought about.
Writing Career
Known largely for his work in the field of detective fiction, his name has now become synonymous with the macabre. During his lifetime though he had his hand in many different creative pools and genres, leading to a highly rich and diverse career. No stranger to concepts such as science-fiction, some of his work could also be found at the forefront of this then emerging genre of the time.
Releasing his first book when he was just eighteen, he brought out a 40 page collection of poetry titled Tamerlane and Other Poems, which came out whilst he was still in the military. Despite it not gaining much recognition on its initial release, he later went on to build up his profile over the subsequent years. With his legacy still surviving to this day, he has managed to build a career that has stood the test of time, with much of work still inspiring authors both old and new alike, something which shall continue for some time yet.
The Fall of the House of Usher
Originally published in 1839, this was to be an infamous short story from Edgar Allan Poe, the impact of which is still being felt today. Whilst many see this as his masterpiece, it’s a work that also retains a place at the forefront of Gothic literature, with its allusions to the macabre. Over the intervening years many have adapted into various other forms, such as for the theatre as well as the cinema.
Featuring an unnamed narrator, it tells of his stay at his friend Roderick Usher’s house, only to arrive and discover that a large crack has grown from the roof of the building to adjacent lake. Having received a letter, he is there to help Roderick recover from an illness, only to discover that his twin sister Madeline has also fallen ill. After being told that the house is really alive by Roderick, he then learns that the sister has apparently died and been entombed. What is this illness that has befallen Roderick? Where has Madeline gone? Will they learn the secrets behind the fall of the House of Usher?
The Tell-Tale Heart
Initially published in 1843, January, this was another short story from Edgar Allan Poe, which also had just as much of an impact as his last. With a macabre and gloomy atmosphere of foreboding hanging over it throughout, this again falls into the category of Gothic literature. It also set the template for a lot of similar works to follow in its wake, as it was a work that many continue to reference to this day.
Again using an unnamed narrator to carry it forwards, Poe this time tells the classic tale of a man consumed by guilt and fear. Having committed a murder he is filled with paranoia left isolated and alone, as the body of his victim is left under the floorboards. Believing he can hear the beating heart of his victim he is tormented day and night, as he attempts to keep himself from descending into madness. What will become of the tormented narrator? Can he keep his secret? Will he confess to the tell-tale heart?
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