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Title: Peter Pendulum, the Business Man Title Record # 1008390
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1840-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note:
  • First published in the February 1840 Burton's Gentleman's Magazine.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan.
User Rating: None. Including variants and translations: 10.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: unreliable narrator, comic tale, parody of postal delivery (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1843ⓘ
  • First published under this title sometime in early 1843 (printing lost); oldest known reprint of this in the May 10, 1843 Providence Daily Journal .
  • See the notes here.
 The Business Man
Year Language Title
1901ⓘTranslated by Hedda Moeller-Bruck [aka Hedda Eulenberg]
 German
Der Geschäftsmann?Der Geschaeftsmann
1929ⓘTranslated by Emilio Servadio
 Italian L'uomo d'affari
1966ⓘTranslated by Hans Wollschläger
 German
Der Geschäftsmann?Der Geschaeftsmann
1972ⓘTranslated by Carla Apollonio
 Italian L'uomo d'affari
1978ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo.
 Swedish
Affärsmannen?Affaersmannen
Affarsmannen
1983ⓘTranslated by Giorgio Manganelli
 Italian L'uomo d'affari
1993ⓘTranslated by Barbara Cramer-Nauhaus & Erika Gröger
 German
Der Geschäftsmann?Der Geschaeftsmann

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1856-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     lv+
483+
xxxvi+
495+
607+
447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: Second Series 1877-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe W. J. Widdleton     370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Select Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Poetical and Prose 1880-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe W. J. Widdleton     clxxviii+
676
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: Third Series 1889-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe A. C. Armstrong & Son     vi+
446
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Der Teufel im Glockenstuhl 1901-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. C. C. Bruns (
Edgar Allan Poes Werke in zehn Bänden?Edgar Allan Poes Werke in zehn Baenden
#9)		     240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales 1902-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe A. L. Burt Company     398
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 8 1905-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe
Croscup & Holby?Croscup and Holby
(The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe #8)		      
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms with New Notes 1927-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Walter J. Black, Inc.     1296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Stravaganze 1929-06-00 Edgar Allan Poe Formiggini (Classici del ridere #80)     142
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Luigi Servolini Checkmark
The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms 1931-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Blue Ribbon Books     [32]+
918
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1938-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant)  
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Galdone  
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1966-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
819
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe 1966-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe International Collectors Library     vii+
736
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Erste Erzählungen / Grotesken / Arabesken / Detektivgeschichten?Erste Erzaehlungen / Grotesken / Arabesken / Detektivgeschichten
 1966-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Walter  
CHF 56.00?CHF: Swiss franc. ISO code: CHF
 1099
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Tutti i racconti - Il resoconto di Arturo Gordon Pym - Le poesie 1972-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Bietti (Classici (Bietti))     938
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Edvard Munch Checkmark
Comic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1973-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Canongate Books 0-903937-01-8   xii+
125
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Comic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1973-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Canongate Books 0-903937-00-X
£1.10?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xii+
125
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1975-09-00 Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Books 0-394-71678-7 / V-678
$5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
1026
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
Vrånghetens demon?Vranghetens demon
 1978-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Delta (Stockholm) (
Skräckens klassiker?Skrackens klassiker
Skraeckens klassiker
#6)		 91-7228-170-7   190
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Henri Lievens Checkmark
The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1981-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday 0-385-14990-5
$35.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xvii+
683
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Edgar Allan Poe 1983-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Chatham River Press 0-517-41375-2   xii+
704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
I racconti: volume primo 1831-1840 1983-10-29 Edgar Allan Poe Einaudi (Scrittori Tradotti da Scrittori #5/1) 88-06-05668-9 / 5668-9
Lit 8,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 326
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales 1984-08-01 Edgar Allan Poe The Library of America (The Library of America #19) 0-940450-18-6
$27.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Works of Edgar Allan Poe 1985-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Gramercy Books 0-517-05358-6   ix+
753
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
I racconti: 1831-1849 1990-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Einaudi (Millenni) 88-06-11847-1 / 11847
Lit 100,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 xlvii+
681
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Alberto Martini Checkmark
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1991-03-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday 0-385-07407-7
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 821
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jackie Schuman  
The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1992-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant) 0-679-60007-8
$20.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Der Teufel im Glockenturm 1993-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Insel (Insel Taschenbuch #1528) 3-458-33228-6
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 398
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales 1994-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe The Library of America (The Library of America #19) 0-940450-18-6
$37.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 1408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 4 (Raven Edition) 2000-04-01 Edgar Allan Poe Project Gutenberg 2150    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Selected Works 2005-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Edimat Books (Selected Works) 84-9794-034-2
$11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 610
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Werke 2008-10-13 Edgar Allan Poe Insel 978-3-458-17416-5
€248.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 1101+
1184+
885+
1088
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems 2009-11-29 Edgar Allan Poe Castle Books 978-0-7858-1453-5   xiv+
842
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Annotated Poe 2015-10-26 Edgar Allan Poe Belknap Press / Harvard University Press 978-0-674-05529-2
$39.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 411
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Harry Clarke Checkmark
Spirits of the Dead: Tales and Poems date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Penguin Books (Penguin Popular Classics) 0-14-062239-X   278
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll
Gustave Doré?Gustave Dore
 Checkmark
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant) G40   xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Galdone Checkmark
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Complete Tales and Poems date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Walter J. Black, Inc.     760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
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