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Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

This is not a complete list of works by Poe. These are my favorite stories and ones I feel should be read by more people. If you can't decide which story to read first, try browsing the summaries.

The year in parenthesis is the year the text was published, not the year Poe actually wrote the story. Many of Poe's stories were published several times and some were not published until after he died. Check the timeline for more information about dates.

Vocabulary Words and Definitions

Poe used a lot of great words. Each story has linked words you can click or tap, and a definition or more information will appear. If you use the "print this page" link, all words and definitions are listed at the end.

  

"The Angel of the Odd" (1844) Comedy about being drunk

"The Balloon Hoax" (1844) Newspaper story about balloon travel

"Berenice" (1835) Horror story about teeth

"The Black Cat" (1845) Horror story about a cat

"The Cask of Amontillado" (1846) A story of revenge

"A Descent Into The Maelstrom" (1845) Man vs. Nature, Adventure Story

"Eleonora" (1850) A love story

"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" (1845) Talking with a dead man

"The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) An old house and its secrets

"The Gold Bug" (1843) A search for pirate treasure

"Hop-Frog" (1849) A midget seeks revenge

"The Imp of the Perverse" (1850) Procrastination and confession

"The Island of the Fay" (1850) A poetic discussion

"Ligeia" (1838) A haunting supernatural tale

"The Man of the Crowd" (1845) How to follow someone

"Manuscript Found in a Bottle" (1833) Adventure at sea

"The Masque of the Red Death" (1850) The horror of the plague

"Mesmeric Revelation" (1849) Conversation with a hypnotized dying man

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841) A detective story

"The Mystery of Marie Roget" (1845) A detective story

"Never Bet the Devil Your Head" (1850) A comedy with a moral

"The Oblong Box" (1844) What's in the box??

"The Oval Portrait" (1850) A tragic love story

"The Pit and the Pendulum" (1850) A torture chamber

"The Premature Burial" (1850) About being buried alive

"The Purloined Letter" (1845) A detective story

"Silence - A Fable" (1838) A dream

"Some Words With a Mummy" (1850) A mummy speaks

"The Spectacles" (1850) A great little comedy about love at first sight

"The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether" (1856) Inside an insane asylum

"The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843) A murderer's guilt

"William Wilson" (1842) Identical twins or something else?



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