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Why the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a Sling

Edgar Allan Poe

First published January 1840
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

  • First appears in Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840, but thought to have been published sometime during 1837-1839, as all other works in TGA were known to have been published elsewhere first. No record of a prior publication has been found, however.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan.
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Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1840 Cover Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque Lea and Blanchard Collection 183|2183
January 1850 The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield Collection 473|2473
1853 The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield Collection 473|2473
1856 The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield Collection 473|2473
1880 Select Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Poetical and Prose W. J. Widdleton Collection 458
1889 The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: Third Series A. C. Armstrong & Son Collection 407
1905 Cover The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 9 Croscup & Holby Collection
1927 Poe's Short Stories Harcourt, Brace & Company Collection
1927 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms with New Notes Walter J. Black, Inc. Collection 654
1931 The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms Blue Ribbon Books Collection 654
1938 Cover The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library Collection 517
1943 The Complete Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe Sun Dial Press Collection
1960 Cover Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque Dolphin Books / Doubleday Collection |2183
1966 Cover Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe International Collectors Library Collection 415
1966 Cover Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday Collection 415
1966 Erste Erzählungen / Grotesken / Arabesken / Detektivgeschichten Walter Collection |248
1970 Cover Racconti del grottesco e dell'arabesco - Racconti Bietti Omnibus 235
1972 Cover Tutti i racconti - Il resoconto di Arturo Gordon Pym - Le poesie Bietti Omnibus 235
September 1975 Cover The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Books Collection 517
1981 Cover The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday Collection
1983 Cover Edgar Allan Poe Chatham River Press Collection 230
October 1983 Cover I racconti: volume primo 1831-1840 Einaudi Collection 296
August 1984 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales The Library of America Collection 364
1985 Cover Works of Edgar Allan Poe Gramercy Books Omnibus 230
1990 Cover I racconti: 1831-1849 Einaudi Collection 197
March 1991 Cover Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday Collection 415
1992 Cover The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library Collection 517
1993 Cover Der Teufel im Glockenturm Insel Collection 355
1994 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales The Library of America Collection 364
April 1996 Opere 1832-1840 Edizioni Frassinelli Collection 510
April 2000 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 5 (Raven Edition) Project Gutenberg Collection 104
October 2008 Cover Werke Insel Omnibus 248|1.0248
November 2009 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems Castle Books Collection 463
November 2013 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 5 (Raven Edition) LibriVox Collection 104
October 2015 Cover The Annotated Poe Belknap Press / Harvard University Press Collection 138