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Reading order

Edgar Allan Poe Tales Books in Order

This page lists the complete Edgar Allan Poe Tales reading order by Edgar Allan Poe, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 48 books / 1832-1923

Edgar Allan Poe Tales Reading Order

01 The Duc de L'Omelette 1832 Buy

02 Metzengerstein 1832 Buy

03 A Tale of Jerusalem 1832 Buy

04 Loss of Breath 1832 Buy

05 Bon-Bon / The Bargain Lost 1832 Buy

06 Lionizing 1833 Buy

07 Ms. Found in a Bottle / Manuscript Found in a Bottle 1833 Buy

08 The Assignation 1834 Buy

09 Shadow 1835 Buy

10 Morella 1835 Buy

11 Berenice 1835 Buy

12 The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaall 1835 Buy

13 King Pest 1835 Buy

14 Four Beasts in One - The Homo-Cameleopard 1836 Buy

15 Ligeia 1838 Buy

16 A Predicament 1838 Buy

17 William Wilson 1839 Buy

18 The Devil in the Belfry 1839 Buy

19 The Journal of Julius Rodman 1840 Buy

20 The Man of the Crowd 1840 Buy

21 A Descent into the Maelstrom 1841 Buy

22 Never Bet the Devil Your Head 1841 Buy

23 The Pit and the Pendulum 1842 Buy

24 The Masque of the Red Death 1842 Buy

25 Eleonora 1842 Buy

26 A Tale of the Ragged Mountains 1843 Buy

27 The Gold-Bug 1843 Buy

28 Diddling 1843 Buy

29 The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether 1844 Buy

30 The Oblong Box 1844 Buy

31 The Spectacles 1844 Buy

32 The Angel of The Odd 1844 Buy

33 The Balloon-Hoax 1844 Buy

34 Mesmeric Revelation 1844 Buy

35 The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq 1844 Buy

36 The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar 1845 Buy

37 The Thousand-And-Second Tale of Scheherazade 1845 Buy

38 Some Words with a Mummy 1845 Buy

39 The Colloquy of Monos and Una 1845 Buy

40 The Oval Portrait 1845 Buy

41 The Raven 1845 Buy

42 Landor's Cottage 1845 Buy

43 The Imp of The Perverse 1845 Buy

44 The Domain of Arnheim 1846 Buy

45 The Cask of Amontillado 1846 Buy

46 Eureka 1848 Buy

47 Annabel Lee 1849 Buy

48 Politian: An Unfinished Tragedy 1923 Buy

Edgar Allan Poe Tales Books by Publication Order

1832 The Duc de L'Omelette #1

1832 Metzengerstein #2

1832 A Tale of Jerusalem #3

1832 Loss of Breath #4

1832 Bon-Bon / The Bargain Lost #5

1833 Lionizing #6

1833 Ms. Found in a Bottle / Manuscript Found in a Bottle #7

1834 The Assignation #8

1835 Shadow #9

1835 Morella #10

1835 Berenice #11

1835 The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaall #12

1835 King Pest #13

1836 Four Beasts in One - The Homo-Cameleopard #14

1838 Ligeia #15

1838 A Predicament #16

1839 William Wilson #17

1839 The Devil in the Belfry #18

1840 The Journal of Julius Rodman #19

1840 The Man of the Crowd #20

1841 A Descent into the Maelstrom #21

1841 Never Bet the Devil Your Head #22

1842 The Pit and the Pendulum #23

1842 The Masque of the Red Death #24

1842 Eleonora #25

1843 A Tale of the Ragged Mountains #26

1843 The Gold-Bug #27

1843 Diddling #28

1844 The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether #29

1844 The Oblong Box #30

1844 The Spectacles #31

1844 The Angel of The Odd #32

1844 The Balloon-Hoax #33

1844 Mesmeric Revelation #34

1844 The Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq #35

1845 The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar #36

1845 The Thousand-And-Second Tale of Scheherazade #37

1845 Some Words with a Mummy #38

1845 The Colloquy of Monos and Una #39

1845 The Oval Portrait #40

1845 The Raven #41

1845 Landor's Cottage #42

1845 The Imp of The Perverse #43

1846 The Domain of Arnheim #44

1846 The Cask of Amontillado #45

1848 Eureka #46

1849 Annabel Lee #47

1923 Politian: An Unfinished Tragedy #48

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Edgar Allan Poe Tales reading order?

The Edgar Allan Poe Tales reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Edgar Allan Poe Tales books are there?

This catalog currently lists 48 Edgar Allan Poe Tales books published across 1832-1923.

Who writes the Edgar Allan Poe Tales books?

Edgar Allan Poe Tales is listed as a book series by Edgar Allan Poe.

Should I read Edgar Allan Poe Tales in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Edgar Allan Poe Tales. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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