Edgar Allan Poe Books in Order
98 books are credited to Edgar Allan Poe, published between 1827 and 2023; 30 of them appeared after Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849. The first book is Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827) and the newest is The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 98
- Published
- 1827–2023
- Confirmed
- 2 of 98 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,927 in 48 of 98 books
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, known above all for poems and short stories of mystery and the macabre. Poe stands among the central figures of American Romanticism and Gothic fiction, was one of the country's first successful short story writers, and is counted a pioneer of detective fiction who also helped shape science fiction. The catalogue holds 98 entries, from Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827) to The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (2023), with C. Auguste Dupin as a named series.
How many Edgar Allan Poe books are there?
Edgar Allan Poe has 98 books, released between 1827 and 2023. 30 of them were published after Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849. They include 2 series and 44 titles listed outside any series.
Edgar Allan Poe Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 98 Edgar Allan Poe books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Tamerlane and Other Poems1827 · confirmed 2/41827–2/4
- 2Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems1829 · confirmed 2/41829–2/4
- 3The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe1829 · confirmed 2/41829–2/4
- 41832–2/4
- 51832–2/4
- 61832–2/4
- 71832–2/4
- 81832–2/4
- 91833–2/4
- 10Ms. Found in a Bottle / Manuscript Found in a BottleEdgar Allan Poe Tales #71833 · 26 pages · confirmed 2/41833262/4
- 111834–2/4
- 121835362/4
- 131835–2/4
- 141835242/4
- 15The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans PfaallEdgar Allan Poe Tales #121835 · 74 pages · confirmed 2/41835742/4
- 161835382/4
- 17Maelzel's Chess-Player1836 · confirmed 2/41836–2/4
- 181836242/4
- 19The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket1838 · 186 pages · confirmed 2/418381862/4
- 201838–2/4
- 211838202/4
- 221839–2/4
- 231839–2/4
- 24The Philosophy of Furniture1840 · 26 pages · confirmed 2/41840262/4
- 25Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque1840 · confirmed 2/41840–2/4
- 2618401062/4
- 271840–2/4
- 2818411602/4
- 29The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales1841 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/418413302/4
- 301841362/4
- 311841–2/4
- 321842–2/4
- 331842552/4
- 341842162/4
- 351842182/4
- 36The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings1843 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/418434192/4
- 37The Black Cat1843 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/41843242/4
- 38The Prose Romances of Edgar A. Poe1843 · confirmed 2/41843–2/4
- 39Tales of the Macabre1843 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/418432242/4
- 401843242/4
- 411843382/4
- 421843262/4
- 43Morning on the Wissahiccon1844 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/41844242/4
- 441844282/4
- 451844–2/4
- 461844242/4
- 471844–2/4
- 481844262/4
- 491844–2/4
- 501844–2/4
- 511844–2/4
- 52Anastatic Printing1845 · confirmed 2/41845–2/4
- 53The Raven and Other Poems1845 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/41845732/4
- 54Great Tales of Terror1845 · 131 pages · confirmed 2/418451312/4
- 551845242/4
- 561845–2/4
- 571845–2/4
- 581845262/4
- 591845–2/4
- 601845282/4
- 611845342/4
- 621845182/4
- 63The Philosophy of Composition1846 · confirmed 2/41846–2/4
- 641846342/4
- 651846202/4
- 661848–2/4
- 67The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe1849 · 762 pages · confirmed 2/418497622/4
- 681849–2/4
- 69Tales of Mystery and Imagination1852 · confirmed 2/41852–2/4
- 701923892/4
- 71Ten Great Mysteries1960 · confirmed 2/41960–2/4
- 72Tales of Mystery1963 · confirmed 2/41963–2/4
- 73Letters Until Now Unpublished1973 · 327 pages · confirmed 2/419733272/4
- 74Great Tales of Edgar Allan Poe1979 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/419794322/4
- 75The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe1979 · confirmed 2/41979–2/4
- 76The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe1989 · 1092 pages · confirmed 2/4198910922/4
- 77The Complete Stories1993 · 955 pages · confirmed 2/419939552/4
- 781995482/4
- 79Tales of Terror and Detection1995 · confirmed 2/41995–2/4
- 80The Poetic Principle2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 81Tales and Poems2004 · 474 pages · confirmed 2/420044742/4
- 82Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works2007 · confirmed 2/42007–2/4
- 83Tales of Mystery and Terror2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 84The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 8521 stories and "The Little Cord"2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 86POE2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 87The Rationale of Verse2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 88A Few Words on Secret Writing2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 89Poe: Poems2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 90Weird Tales and Short Stories2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 91The Raven and Other Selected Poems2015 · confirmed 2/42015–2/4
- 92The Fall of the House of Usher2016 · 56 pages · confirmed 2/42016562/4
- 93Darkness There2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 94Selected Tales of Edgar Allan Poe2016 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420161922/4
- 9520174803/4
- 96The Bells and Other Poems2017 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/420171202/4
- 9720194803/4
- 98The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
Edgar Allan Poe books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Edgar Allan Poe Tales in order
48 books- 1. The Duc de L'Omelette
- 2. Metzengerstein
- 3. A Tale of Jerusalem
- 4. Loss of Breath
- 5. Bon-Bon / The Bargain Lost
- 6. Lionizing
- 7. Ms. Found in a Bottle / Manuscript Found in a Bottle
- 8. The Assignation
- 9. Shadow
- 10. Morella
- 11. Berenice
- 12. The Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaall
- and 36 more in the table above
C. Auguste Dupin in order
3 booksGothic Fantasy in order
2 booksPoetry for Young People in order
1 bookStandalone books
44 books44 Edgar Allan Poe titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Edgar Allan Poe books in order?
You only need to read Edgar Allan Poe books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Edgar Allan Poe
Start with Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Edgar Allan Poe book?
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (2023) is the newest Edgar Allan Poe book released so far.
Is there a new Edgar Allan Poe book coming?
No next Edgar Allan Poe book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Edgar Allan Poe at a glance
- Died
- Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Edgar Allan Poe are still being published after Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849; the newest appeared in 2023.
- Release pace
- Edgar Allan Poe books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 7,927 pages across the 48 of 98 books with a recorded length, a median of 38 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Edgar Allan Poe books, 45 of 98, were published in the 1840s.
What the Edgar Allan Poe books are about
36 of the 98 Edgar Allan Poe books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 7 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Poetry 7 of 36 books
- Narrative poetry 7 of 36 books
- Short story 6 of 36 books
- Horror 5 of 36 books
- American fantasy poetry 4 of 36 books
- American literature 4 of 36 books
- Busts 4 of 36 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 36 books
- Ravens 4 of 36 books
- Supernatural 4 of 36 books