1839-09

The Fall of the House of Usher - Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, September 1839

First publication of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher.'

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The tale's first appearance in print, in the September 1839 Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. (Note: this is the true first printing; an SLM-1839 file in intake was mislabeled.)

Date: 1839-09
Credits: Edgar Allan Poe (author)
Publisher: William E. Burton - Burton's Gentleman's Magazine
Where to find it: 8 tale pages (extracted from the bound volume)
Reference collection: Internet Archive

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Tale pages - Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, September 1839 (image)

Pages 155-162 of the bound volume.

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Poe, Edgar Allan. 'The Fall of the House of Usher.' Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 5 (September 1839): 145-152.

Public domain. First published in the United States in 1839-09; copyright long expired. Internet Archive scan of a public-domain serial.

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