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Title: Never Bet Your Head Title Record # 237071
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1841-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note:
  • First published in the September 1841 Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine with the subtitle "A Moral Tale". Later printings used "A Tale with a Moral" or dropped the subtitle altogether.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1845ⓘ
  • First published under this title in the August 16, 1845 Broadway Journal with the subtitle "A Tale with a Moral" (a variation on the earlier "A Moral Tale"). Later printings dropped the subtitle altogether.
  • See the notes here and this OCR scan.
 Never Bet the Devil Your Head
1850 Never Bet the Devil Your Head: A Tale with a Moral
1852 Never Bet the Devil Your Head: A Tale with a Moral [as by Edgar A. Poe]
1927 Never Bet the Devil Your Head: A Moral Tale
1969 Toby Dammit
Year Language Title
1901ⓘTranslated by Hedda Moeller-Bruck [aka Hedda Eulenberg]
 German Hüte dich vor des Teufels Wetten! Eine Geschichte mit einer Moral
1978ⓘTranslated by Gunnar Gällmo
 Swedish
Slå aldrig vad med djävulen?Sla aldrig vad med djaevulen
1993 German Mit dem Teufel ist schlecht wetten
2008ⓘTranslated by Alain Jaubert, subtitled "Conte avec une morale"
 French
Ne pariez jamais votre tête au diable?Ne pariez jamais votre tete au diable

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1850-01-10 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     xx+
483+
495
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Tales and Sketches: To Which Is Added The Raven: A Poem 1852-00-00 Edgar A. Poe George Routledge & Co. (Routledge's New Cheap Series)     268
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1853-00-10 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     lv+
483+
xxxvi+
495+
607
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe 1856-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. S. Redfield     lv+
483+
xxxvi+
495+
607+
447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Select Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Poetical and Prose 1880-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe W. J. Widdleton     clxxviii+
676
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Prose Tales of Edgar Allan Poe: Third Series 1889-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe A. C. Armstrong & Son     vi+
446
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Der Teufel im Glockenstuhl 1901-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe J. C. C. Bruns (Edgar Allan Poes Werke in zehn Bänden #9)     240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 9 1905-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe
Croscup & Holby?Croscup and Holby
(The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe #9)		      
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Weird Tales, March 1924 1924-03-00 ed. Edwin Baird The Rural Publishing Corp.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 i+
96+
[1]
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
 mag R. M. Mally Checkmark
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms with New Notes 1927-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Walter J. Black, Inc.     1296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Poems, Tales, Essays, Criticisms 1931-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Blue Ribbon Books     [32]+
918
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1938-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant)  
$1.25?$: US dollar
 xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Galdone  
Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe 1966-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe International Collectors Library     vii+
736
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1966-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 ix+
819
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Evil People 1968-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Leslie Frewin 0-09-086870-6
25/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Fantastic Tales 1969-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe New English Library 0-450-00317-5 / 2570
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 111
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Bizarre Fantasy Tales, Fall 1970 1970-00-00 ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes Health Knowledge, Inc.  
$0.60?$: US dollar
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Great Short Works of Edgar Allan Poe 1970-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Perennial Classic / Harper & Row     ix+
564
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Evil People 1974-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Ensign Books 7235-5197-9
£0.30?£: UK pound
 252
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Joseph Lombardero Checkmark
The Evil People 1975-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Everest Books 0-903925-85-0
£0.50?£: UK pound
 251
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth John Holmes  
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1975-09-00 Edgar Allan Poe Vintage Books 0-394-71678-7 / V-678
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
1026
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
Vrånghetens demon?Vranghetens demon
 1978-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Delta (Stockholm) (Skräckens klassiker #6) 91-7228-170-7   190
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Henri Lievens Checkmark
The Annotated Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 1981-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday 0-385-14990-5
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xvii+
683
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Edgar Allan Poe 1983-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Chatham River Press 0-517-41375-2   xii+
704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales 1984-08-01 Edgar Allan Poe The Library of America (The Library of America #19) 0-940450-18-6
$27.50?$: US dollar
 1408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Works of Edgar Allan Poe 1985-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Gramercy Books 0-517-05358-6   ix+
753
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
Weird Tales: The Magazine That Never Dies 1988-10-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 11698
$7.98?$: US dollar
 xxi+
582
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Kriegler Checkmark
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1991-03-00 Edgar Allan Poe Doubleday 0-385-07407-7
$19.95?$: US dollar
 821
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Jackie Schuman  
The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 1992-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant) 0-679-60007-8
$20.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe: A Collection of Stories 1992-07-00 Edgar Allan Poe Tor 0-812-50455-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
 236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Paul Jennis  
Die Morde in der Rue Morgue 1993-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Insel (Insel Taschenbuch #1529) 3-458-33229-4
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 387
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Max Ernst Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales 1994-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe The Library of America (The Library of America #19) 0-940450-18-6
$37.50?$: US dollar
 1408
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Edgar Allan Poe: A Collection of Stories 1994-04-00 Edgar Allan Poe Tor 0-812-50455-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xiv+
236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Paul Jennis  
Weird Tales 1996-00-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0118-0   xiii+
582
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Kriegler Checkmark
Weird Tales 1996-00-00 ed. Marvin Kaye, Saralee Kaye Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0294-2   xxi+
582
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Richard Kriegler Checkmark
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 5 (Raven Edition) 2000-04-01 Edgar Allan Poe Project Gutenberg 2151    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Faszination des Grauens 2003-00-00 Edgar Allan Poe Area (Area Kultwerke des Horrors) 3-89996-022-X
€9.95?€: Euro
 799
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Weird Tales, March 1924 2004-07-00 ed. Edwin Baird Girasol Collectables  
$35.00?$: US dollar
 96
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth R. M. Mally  
La masque de la Mort Rouge et autres nouvelles fantastiques 2008-03-04 Edgar Allan Poe Gallimard (Folio SF #98) 978-2-07-042347-7   374
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Guillaume Sorel  
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems 2009-11-29 Edgar Allan Poe Castle Books 978-0-7858-1453-5   xiv+
842
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 5 (Raven Edition) 2013-11-23 Edgar Allan Poe LibriVox      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll  
Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories 2017-08-25 Edgar Allan Poe Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-545-6
£20.00?£: UK pound
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Weird Tales 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 anth Margaret Brundage Checkmark
The Evil People date unknown ed. Peter Haining Popular Library 445-01356-075
$0.75?$: US dollar
 207
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Zuckerberg Checkmark
Edgar Allan Poe: A Collection of Stories date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Tor 0-812-50455-0
$3.99?$: US dollar
 236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Paul Jennis  
Edgar Allan Poe: A Collection of Stories date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Tor 0-812-50455-0
$2.99?$: US dollar
 xiv+
236
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Paul Jennis  
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Modern Library (Modern Library Giant) G40   xii+
1026
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Galdone Checkmark
Bizarre Fantasy Tales #1, Fall 1970 date unknown ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes Pulp Tales Press  
$8.95?$: US dollar
 130
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume: Complete Tales and Poems date unknown Edgar Allan Poe Walter J. Black, Inc.     760
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
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