American short storiesPart 2 — EDGAR ALLAN POE 1809–1849Reading editionChapter navigation35 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…AMERICAN SHORT STORIESPREFACEINTRODUCTIONWASHINGTON IRVING 1783–1859RIP VAN WINKLE A POSTHUMOUS WRITING OF DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKERWILLIAM AUSTIN 1778–1841PETER RUGG, THE MISSING MANJAMES HALL 1793–1868THE FRENCH VILLAGEALBERT PIKE 1809–1891THE INROAD OF THE NABAJONATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864THE WHITE OLD MAIDHENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW 1807–1882THE NOTARY OF PÉRIGUEUXEDGAR ALLAN POE 1809–1849THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHERNATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS 1806–1867THE INLET OF PEACH BLOSSOMSCAROLINE MATILDA STANSBURY KIRKLAND 1801–1864THE BEE-TREEFITZ-JAMES O’BRIEN 1828–1862WHAT WAS IT? A MYSTERYFRANCIS BRET HARTE 1839–1902THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLATALBERT FALVEY WEBSTER 1848–1876MISS EUNICE’S GLOVEBAYARD TAYLOR 1825–1878WHO WAS SHE?HENRY CUYLER BUNNER 1855–1896THE LOVE-LETTERS OF SMITHHAROLD FREDERIC 1856–1898THE EVE OF THE FOURTHBIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTEINDEXPrevious chapter ←Part 2 — THE NOTARY OF PÉRIGUEUXNext chapter →Part 2 — THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHERAll chapters and sections (35)Other sectionsAMERICAN SHORT STORIESPREFACEINTRODUCTIONPart 1 · Other sectionsWASHINGTON IRVING 1783–1859RIP VAN WINKLE A POSTHUMOUS WRITING OF DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKERWILLIAM AUSTIN 1778–1841PETER RUGG, THE MISSING MANJAMES HALL 1793–1868THE FRENCH VILLAGEALBERT PIKE 1809–1891THE INROAD OF THE NABAJOPart 2 · Other sectionsNATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 1804–1864THE WHITE OLD MAIDHENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW 1807–1882THE NOTARY OF PÉRIGUEUXEDGAR ALLAN POE 1809–1849THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHERNATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS 1806–1867THE INLET OF PEACH BLOSSOMSCAROLINE MATILDA STANSBURY KIRKLAND 1801–1864THE BEE-TREEFITZ-JAMES O’BRIEN 1828–1862WHAT WAS IT? A MYSTERYFRANCIS BRET HARTE 1839–1902THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLATALBERT FALVEY WEBSTER 1848–1876MISS EUNICE’S GLOVEBAYARD TAYLOR 1825–1878WHO WAS SHE?HENRY CUYLER BUNNER 1855–1896THE LOVE-LETTERS OF SMITHHAROLD FREDERIC 1856–1898THE EVE OF THE FOURTHBIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTEINDEXFor an appreciation of Poe as a short-story writer see pages 15–23 of the Introduction.◇← THE NOTARY OF PÉRIGUEUXTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER →