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A Predicament

Edgar Allan Poe

First published 1856
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

  • First published under this title (with the main companion piece retitled "How to Write a Blackwood Article") in the July 12, 1845 — Broadway Journal.
  • The titles were actually changed in 1842's Phantasy Pieces, which was never published.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan.
Wikipedia

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1856 The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield Collection 241|4241
1877 The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: Second Series W. J. Widdleton Collection |5
1889 The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: Third Series A. C. Armstrong & Son Collection 75
1905 Cover The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 7 Croscup & Holby Collection
1927 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms with New Notes Walter J. Black, Inc. Collection 745
1931 The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms Blue Ribbon Books Collection 745
1938 Cover The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library Collection 346
1941 Tales of Mystery & Imagination The Limited Editions Club Collection |25
1941 Tales of Mystery and Imagination Heritage Press Collection 308
1958 Tales of Mystery & Imagination Heritage Press Collection 308
1966 Cover Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe International Collectors Library Collection 328
1966 Cover Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday Collection 328
1973 Comic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Canongate Books Collection
1973 Cover Comic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Canongate Books Collection 65
1975 Cover Tales of Mystery & Imagination The Easton Press Collection 308
September 1975 Cover Brother Theodore's Chamber of Horrors Pinnacle Books Anthology 64
September 1975 Cover The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Books Collection 346
1981 Cover The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday Collection
March 1991 Cover Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday Collection 328
1992 Cover The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library Collection 346
April 2000 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 4 (Raven Edition) Project Gutenberg Collection
2005 Cover Selected Works Edimat Books Collection 569
November 2009 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems Castle Books Collection 293
July 2025 Cover The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym and Other Tales Alma Books Collection