- A non-genre sketch: the narrator floats in a skiff on a pretty stream called the Wissahiccon and ruminates on the changes for the worse which humans have made to its natural beauty, culminating in seeing an elk and being disappointed to find that it is a pet.
- First published in the summer of 1843 in The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days, as an accompaniment to an engraving depicting an elk.
- See the notes here and this OCR scan.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms with New Notes | Walter J. Black, Inc. | Collection | 756 | |
| 1931 | The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms | Blue Ribbon Books | Collection | 756 | |
| January 1979 |
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More Tales of Unknown Horror | New English Library | Anthology | 51 |
| January 1980 |
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The Third Book of Unknown Tales of Horror | Sidgwick & Jackson | Anthology | 33 |
| August 1984 |
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Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales | The Library of America | Collection | 939 |
| 1994 |
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Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales | The Library of America | Collection | 939 |