Book Series Guide

Author guide

Edgar Allan Poe

A central figure in American Romanticism, Poe helped shape the modern short story and detective fiction, and is also credited with contributing to science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to live by writing alone.

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Not sure where to begin?

Start with one of these

The Raven

Poe's best-known poem and a natural entry point.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

A foundational detective story.

The Fall of the House of Usher

One of Poe's signature Gothic tales.

Read in order

Books by series

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C. Auguste Dupin

Poe's detective stories featuring C. Auguste Dupin.

Series guide →
  1. 1
    The Murders in the Rue Morgue

    Book 1 · short_story · 1841

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  2. 2
    The Mystery of Marie Roget

    Book 2 · short_story · 1842

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  3. 3
    The Purloined Letter

    Book 3 · short_story · 1844

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Outside the series

Standalone and other books

  1. The Raven

    poem · 1845

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  2. The Fall of the House of Usher

    short_story · 1839

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  3. The Tell-Tale Heart

    short_story · 1843

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  4. The Black Cat

    short_story · 1843

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  5. The Pit and the Pendulum

    short_story · 1842

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  6. The Masque of the Red Death

    short_story · 1842

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  7. Cover of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
    The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

    novel · 1838

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  8. Eureka

    essay · 1848

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  9. The Philosophy of Composition

    essay · 1846

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  10. The Philosophy of Furniture

    essay · 1840

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  11. The Gold-Bug

    short_story · 1843

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  12. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

    short_story · 1845

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  13. The Imp of the Perverse

    short_story · 1845

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  14. The Cask of Amontillado

    short_story · 1846

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  15. The Domain of Arnheim

    short_story · 1846

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  16. A Descent into the Maelström

    short_story · 1841

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  17. A Predicament

    short_story · 1838

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  18. Silence

    short_story · 1838

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  19. The Devil in the Belfry

    short_story · 1839

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  20. Some Words with a Mummy

    short_story · 1845

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  21. The Oblong Box

    short_story · 1844

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  22. The Man of the Crowd

    short_story · 1840

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  23. Never Bet the Devil Your Head

    short_story · 1841

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  24. Four Beasts in One

    short_story · 1836

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  25. The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall

    short_story · 1835

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  26. Loss of Breath

    short_story · 1832

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  27. X-ing a Paragrab

    short_story · 1849

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  28. William Wilson

    short_story · 1839

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