• Publication: The Works of the Late Edgar Allan PoePublication Record # 289861
• Author: Edgar Allan Poe
• Date: 1850-01-10
• Publisher: J. S. Redfield
• Pages: xx+483+495
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: COLLECTION
• Notes:

  • The full text and images of this edition are available at Google Books:Vol. I and Vol. II.
  • Primary Verification done from those scanned images.
  • Information primarily from the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore.
  • Publication date stated only as 1850 on the title page (copyright 1849), but an ad announcing the Jan 10 availability of Vol I and Vol II ran in the Jan 9, 1850 New-York Tribune, and the set was reviewed in the Jan 16, 1850 The Dollar Newspaper.
  • Edited by Rufus Wilmot Griswold.
  • The full title as stated on the title page of Volume 1 is: The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe: With Notices of His Life and Genius by N. P. Willis, J. R. Lowell, and R. W. Griswold in Two Volumes ------ Vol. I Tales
  • The title page of Volume 2 is identical except for the volume number and title of the volume as "Poems and Miscellanies"
  • Price unknown
  • While "J.R. Lowell" is used on the title page, his "Edgar A. Poe" essay has the full "James Russell Lowell".
  • All of the introductory pieces appear on unnumbered pages.
  • The TOC has an incorrect title, "The Adventures of one Hans Pfaall".
  • Under the title "The Mystery of Marie Roget" appears "A Sequel to 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'".
  • Under the title "Landor's Cottage" appears "A Pendant to 'The Domain of Arnheim'".
  • See the notes here and these title page and TOC scans of Vol I and Vol II.
• External IDs:
  • Bleiler Early Years: 1788
  • Bleiler Supernatural: 1317
  • LCCN: 08-22181
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 3741354

Contents (view Concise Listing)

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  •  The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. I: Tales (frontispiece) • interior artwork by John Sartain
• iii • To the Reader (The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. I: Tales) • essay by Maria Clemm
• vii • Edgar A. Poe • essay by James Russell Lowell
• xiv • Death of Edgar A. Poe • essay by N. P. Willis
• 1 • The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall • (1850) • novella by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Hans Phaall—A Tale 1835)
• 45 • Eldorado • (1849) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 52 • The Gold-Bug • non-genre • (1843) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe
• 88 • The Balloon-Hoax • (1844) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 102 • Von Kempelen and His Discovery • (1849) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 110 • Mesmeric Revelation • (1844) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 121 • The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar • (1845) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 131 • The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade • (1845) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 150 • MS. Found in a Bottle • [Tales of the Folio Club] • (1833) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 161 •
  A Descent Into the Maelström^?A Descent Into the Maelstrom
  A Descent Into the Maelstroem
  • (1841) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 178 • The Murders in the Rue Morgue • [Chevalier Dupin] • (1841) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe
• 213 • The Mystery of Marie Roget • non-genre • [Chevalier Dupin] • novella by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of
  The Mystery of Marie Rogêt^?The Mystery of Marie Roget
  1842)
• 262 • The Purloined Letter • non-genre • [Chevalier Dupin] • (1844) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe
• 281 • The Black Cat • (1843) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 291 • The Fall of the House of Usher • (1839) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe
• 310 • The Pit and the Pendulum • (1842) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 325 • The Premature Burial • (1844) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 339 • The Masque of the Red Death • (1845) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Mask of the Red Death 1842)
• 346 • The Cask of Amontillado • [Fortunato] • (1846) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 353 • The Imp of the Perverse • (1845) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 360 • The Island of the Fay • (1841) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 366 • The Oval Portrait • (1845) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 370 • The Assignation • [Tales of the Folio Club] • (1845) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Visionary 1834)
• 382 • The Tell-Tale Heart • (1843) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 388 • The Domain of Arnheim • non-genre • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Landscape-Garden 1842)
• 398 • The Man of the Crowd • (1840) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 404 • Landor's Cottage • non-genre • (1849) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 417 • William Wilson • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of William Wilson: A Tale 1839)
• 437 • Berenice • non-genre • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of
  Berenice—A Tale^?Berenice-A Tale
  1835)
• 446 • Eleonora • (1841) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 453 • Ligeia • (1838) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 469 • Morella • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Morella — A Tale 1835)
• 475 • Metzengerstein • [Tales of the Folio Club] • (1832) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• ii • Preface to the Poems • (1850) • essay by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Preface (The Raven and Other Poems) 1845)
• 7 • The Raven • (1845) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 12 • Lenore • (1843) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 13 • Hymn • (1835) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Catholic Hymn)
• 14 • A Valentine • (1846) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of To Her Whose Name Is Written Below)
• 15 • The Coliseum • (1833) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 17 • To Helen • non-genre • (1831) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 19 • To —— —— (Not long ago,...) • (1848) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of To —— —— —— (Not long ago,...))
• 20 • Ulalume • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of To —— —— ——: Ulalume: A Ballad 1847)
• 23 • The Bells • (1849) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 26 • An Enigma • (1848) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Sonnet (Seldom we find...))
• 27 • Annabel Lee • (1849) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 28 • To My Mother • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Sonnet — to My Mother 1849)
• 29 • The Haunted Palace • (1839) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 31 • The Conqueror Worm • (1843) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 32 • To F——s S. O——d • (1850) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Lines Written in an Album 1835)
• 33 • To One in Paradise • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of To Ianthe in Heaven 1834)
• 34 • The Valley of Unrest • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Valley Nis 1831)
• 35 • The City in the Sea • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Doomed City 1831)
• 37 • The Sleeper • (1841) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 39 • Silence • (1840) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Silence, a Sonnet)
• 40 • A Dream Within a Dream • (1849) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 41 • Dream-Land • (1844) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 43 • To Zante • (1837) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Sonnet—To Zante)
• 44 • Eulalie • (1845) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 46 • Israfel • (1831) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 48 • For Annie • non-genre • (1849) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 51 • To —— (I heed not...) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of To M—— 1829)
• 52 • Bridal Ballad • (1837) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Ballad)
• 53 • To F—— • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of To Mary 1835)
• 54 • Scenes from "Politian": An Unpublished Drama • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Scenes from an Unpublished Drama 1835)
• 77 • Sonnet—to Science • (1829) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 78 • Al Aaraaf • (1829) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 95 • To the River —— • (1829) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 96 • Tamerlane • (1827) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 104 • To —— (The bowers whereat...) • (1845) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of To —— —— (The bowers whereat...) 1829)
• 105 • A Dream • (1827) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 106 • Romance • (1845) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Preface 1829)
• 107 • Fairy-Land • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Fairyland 1829)
• 109 • The Lake—To —— • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Lake 1827)
• 110 • Song • poem by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of To __ __ (I saw thee on the bridal day...) 1827)
• 111 • To M. L. S— • (1847) • poem by Edgar Allan Poe
• 117 • Eureka: An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe • (1848) • essay by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Eureka: A Prose Poem)
• 215 • The Rationale of Verse • (1848) • essay by Edgar Allan Poe
• 259 • The Philosophy of Composition • (1846) • essay by Edgar Allan Poe
• 271 • The Power of Words • (1845) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 276 • The Colloquy of Monos and Una • (1841) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 286 • The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion • (1839) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 292 • Shadow—A Parable • [Tales of the Folio Club] • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Shadow: A Fable 1835)
• 295 • Silence—a Fable • [Tales of the Folio Club] • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Siope—A Fable 1838)
• 299 • Philosophy of Furniture • (1840) • essay by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Philosophy of Furniture)
• 306 • A Tale of Jerusalem • [Tales of the Folio Club] • (1832) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 311 • A Tale of the Ragged Mountains • (1844) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 322 • The Spectacles • (1844) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe
• 347 • The Duc de L'Omelette • [Tales of the Folio Club] • (1836) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Duke de L'Omelette 1832)
• 351 • The Oblong Box • (1844) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 363 • King Pest: A Tale Containing an Allegory • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of King Pest the First: A Tale Containing an Allegory 1835)
• 376 • Three Sundays in a Week • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of A Succession of Sundays 1841)
• 383 • The Devil in the Belfry • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Devil in the Belfry: An Extravaganza 1839)
• 392 • Lionizing • [Tales of the Folio Club] • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Lion-izing. A Tale 1835)
• 408 • Never Bet the Devil Your Head: A Tale with a Moral • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Never Bet Your Head 1841)
• 418 • "Thou Art the Man" • (1844) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 433 • The Sphinx • (1846) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 438 • Some Words with a Mummy • (1845) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 455 • Hop-Frog • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Hop-Frog; or, The Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs 1849)
• 465 • Four Beasts in One: The Homo-Cameleopard • [Tales of the Folio Club] • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of Epimanes 1836)
• 473 • Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling • (1840) • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• 479 • Bon-Bon • [Tales of the Folio Club] • short story by Edgar Allan Poe (variant of The Bargain Lost 1832)