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Fairyland

Edgar Allan Poe

First published 1829
Type Poem

  • Excerpts first published under the title "Heaven" in the September 1829 issue of The Yankee, which includes a review of this poem by the editor, John Neal, as follows: E. A. P. of Baltimore -- whose lines about 'Heaven,' though he professes to regard them as altogether superior to anything in the whole range of American poetry, save two or three trifles referred to, are, though nonsense, rather exquisite nonsense - would but do himself justice, might make a beautiful and perhaps magnificent poem. There is a good deal to justify such a hope. This is then followed by the mentioned excerpts. This is the first appearance of Poe in a literary magazine.
  • The title "Fairy-Land" was used on the first full publication in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems in 1829.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan. Additional data from Heritage Auctions.
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Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1829 Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems Hatch & Dunning Collection 69
1831 Poems Elam Bliss Collection 55
August 1839 Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, August 1839 William Evans Burton MAGAZINE 70
November 1845 Cover The Raven and Other Poems Wiley and Putnam Collection 85
January 1850 The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield Collection 107|2107
1852 Cover The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe Griffin, Bohn, and Company Collection 186
1853 The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield Collection 107|2107
1856 The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield Collection 107|2107
1880 Select Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Poetical and Prose W. J. Widdleton Collection 99
1912 The Bells and Other Poems Hodder & Stoughton Collection
1926 Cover Les poèmes d'Edgar Poe Le Musée du Livre Collection 116
1927 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms with New Notes Walter J. Black, Inc. Collection 46|46.3
1931 The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms Blue Ribbon Books Collection 46|46.3
1938 Cover The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library Collection 1013
1945 The Portable Edgar Allan Poe The Viking Press Collection |41
1950 The Indispensable Edgar Allan Poe Book Society Collection |41
1951 Cover Selected Poetry and Prose of Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library Collection 19
1956 Cover Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe Houghton Mifflin Collection 22
1957 The Portable Edgar Allan Poe The Viking Press Collection |41
April 1965 Cover Colecția "Povestiri științifico-fantastice", #250 Știință & Tehnică MAGAZINE 14
1966 Cover Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday Collection 740
1969 Tales and The Raven and Other Poems Charles E. Merrill Collection |38
1970 Cover Great Short Works of Edgar Allan Poe Perennial Classic / Harper & Row Collection 57
1972 Cover Tutti i racconti - Il resoconto di Arturo Gordon Pym - Le poesie Bietti Omnibus 849
1973 Gedichte / Drama / Essays / Marginalien Walter Collection 78
1973 Gedichte / Drama / Essays / Marginalien Walter Collection 79
September 1975 Cover The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Books Collection 1013
August 1984 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales The Library of America Collection 59
August 1984 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales The Library of America Collection 57|57.2
1985 Cover Works of Edgar Allan Poe Gramercy Books Omnibus 738
March 1991 Cover Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday Collection 740
1992 Cover The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library Collection 1013|981
1994 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales The Library of America Collection 59
1994 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales The Library of America Collection 57|57.2
January 1997 Cover Edgar Allan Poe J. M. Dent Collection 31
April 2000 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 5 (Raven Edition) Project Gutenberg Collection 347
November 2009 Cover Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems Castle Books Collection 839
October 2013 Cover The Bells and Other Poems Calla Editions Collection 181
November 2013 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 5 (Raven Edition) LibriVox Collection 347