Order of Edgar Allan Poe Books
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author and poet. He is best known for his mystery and horror tales and poems, as well as helping to create the genre of detective fiction as well as science fiction. Poe’s work was very macabre and often explored death, such as what happens to a body when it decomposes, being buried alive and reanimating the deceased. Poe himself died when he was only 40 years old; the cause of his death is unknown.
Edgar Allan Poe’s first published work was a poetry collection entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems (written as “A Bostonian”). It was published in July 1827. He only ever finished one novel, which was entitled The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and was published in two installments in early 1837. It would be published as a novel the following year. Below is a list of Edgar Allan Poe’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of C. Auguste Dupin Books
| The Murders in the Rue Morgue | (1841) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of Marie Roget | (1842) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Purloined Letter | (1844) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket | (1838) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Edgar Allan Poe Tales Books
Publication Order of Collections
| Tamerlane and Other Poems | (1827) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems | (1829) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe | (1829) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque | (1840) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales | (1841) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings | (1843) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Black Cat | (1843) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe | (1843) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Raven and Other Poems | (1845) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Great Tales of Terror | (1845) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe | (1849) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of Mystery and Imagination | (1908) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of Mystery | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Great Tales of Edgar Allan Poe | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Complete Stories | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales and Poems | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of Mystery and Terror | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Raven and Other Selected Poems | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fall of the House of Usher | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Selected Tales of Edgar Allan Poe | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bells and Other Poems | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Maelzel's Chess-Player | (1836) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Philosophy of Furniture | (1840) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Morning on the Wissahiccon | (1844) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Anastatic Printing | (1845) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Philosophy of Composition | (1846) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Letters Until Now Unpublished | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Poetic Principle | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rationale of Verse | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Few Words on Secret Writing | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Year of the Cat Books
| A Cat of a Different Color | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Perfect Taste | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Disdainful Looks | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Strange Lands | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Cozy Situations | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Space and Time | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Heroic Heart | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Roving Nature | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Fantastic Whims | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Feral Instincts | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Cat of Romantic Soul | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Poetry for Young People Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Journal of Julius Rodman is an incomplete novel. Tamerlane and Other Poems was originally written as “A Bostonian.” The play Politian was never completed. The Conchologist’s First Book was ghostwritten by Edgar Allan Poe; he did not actually write the book.
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Edgar Allan Poe Synopsis: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe is based on factual accounts of a terrifying trip on the high seas. It starts out with a young man from Nantucket stowing away on a New Bedford whaler. By the end of the story, the two remaining survivors are drifting toward the South Pole in a canoe.
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