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  2. MS. Found in a Bottle - Wikipedia

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    Poe scholar Scott Peeples summarizes the importance of "MS. Found in a Bottle" as "the story that launched Poe's career". [12] The story was likely an influence on Herman Melville and bears a similarity to his novel Moby-Dick. As scholar Jack Scherting noted: [13] Two well-known works of American fiction fit the following description.

  3. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - Wikipedia

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    Unlike the previous sea-voyage tales that Poe had written, such as "MS. Found in a Bottle", Pym is undertaking this trip on purpose. [35] It has been suggested that the journey is about establishing a national American identity as well as discovering a personal identity. [36] Poe also presents the effects of alcohol in the novel.

  4. Bon-Bon (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "Bon-Bon" is a comedic short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in December 1832 in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier. Originally called "The Bargain Lost", it follows Pierre Bon-Bon, who believes himself a profound philosopher, and his encounter with the Devil.

  5. Message in a bottle - Wikipedia

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    Besides interest in citizen science drift-bottle experiments, [32] message-in-a-bottle lore has often been of a romantic or poetic nature. [82] Such messages have been romanticized in literature, from Edgar Allan Poe's 1833 story "MS. Found in a Bottle" through Nicholas Sparks' 1998 Message in a Bottle. [151]

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  7. Poems by Edgar Allan Poe - Wikipedia

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    First, in the 1831 collection Poems of Edgar A. Poe, it appeared with 74 lines as "Irene." It was 60 lines when it was printed in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier on May 22, 1841. Poe considered it one of his best compositions, according to a note he sent to fellow author James Russell Lowell in 1844. Like many of Poe's works, the poem focuses ...

  8. A Descent into the Maelström - Wikipedia

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    Poe rushed to complete the story in time and later admitted that the conclusion was imperfect. [2] Shortly after Poe's story " The Murders in the Rue Morgue " was translated into French without acknowledgment, French readers sought out other works by Poe, of which "A Descent into the Maelström" was amongst the earliest translated.

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