Title: The Balloon-Hoax
Title Record # 80310
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1844-04-13
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Date: 1844-04-13
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note:
- First published untitled, with the headline "Astounding News! By Express via Norfolk! | The Atlantic Crossed in Three Days! | Signal Triumph of Mr. Monck Mason's Flying Machine!!!", in the April 13, 1844 The New York Sun, Extra. Later titled thus in The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe in 1850.
- See the notes here and this OCR scan.
Synopsis: Available on page 326, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Sun, Extra, April 13, 1844 | 1844-04-13 | ed. Editors of The Sun (New York) | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | ||||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales | 1902-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | A. L. Burt Company | 398 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2 | 1905-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Croscup & Holby?Croscup and Holby (The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe #2) |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||||
Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 1908-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library #336) |
xv+ 527 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Fantastic Tales | 1915-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Tauchnitz (Tauchnitz Collection of British and American Authors #4511) | 285 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
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 | ||||
Amazing Stories, April 1927 | 1927-04-00 | ed. Hugo Gernsback | Experimenter Publishing Co. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
96 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | Frank R. Paul | ||
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales and Poems | 1930-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | The Macmillan Company (Macmillan Children's Classics) |
xi+ 199 |
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 | ||
The Centenary Poe: Tales, Poems, Criticism, Marginalia, and Eureka | 1949-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | John Lane, The Bodley Head | 15/-?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). |
559 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The Fireside Book of Flying Stories | 1951-00-00 | ed. Paul Jensen | Simon & Schuster | 464 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
Tales | 1952-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Dodd, Mead & Co. (Great Illustrated Classics) | 666 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales | 1960-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Signet Classic / New American Library | CD29 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
383 | 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 | ||
Descent Into the Maelström?Descent Into the Maelstroem |
1961-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Digit Books | R512 | 2/6?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). |
160 | 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 | ||
Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 1962-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | J. M. Dent & E. P. Dutton (Everyman's Library #1336) | 6/6?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). |
xii+ 527 |
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 | Robin Jacques | ||
Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe | 1963-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | The Macmillan Company (Macmillan Classics #2) |
x+ 338 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 1963-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library #1336) | 1336 | 6/6?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). |
xii+ 527 |
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 | Robin Jacques | |
Tales | 1964-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||||
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe | 1965-05-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Dell Laurel | 2227 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
287 | 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 Davis | |
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 | ||||
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 | |||
Science Fiction Through the Ages 1 | 1966-00-00 | ed. I. O. Evans | Panther | 2152 | 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). |
156 | 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 | ||
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe | 1971-02-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Dell Laurel-Leaf | 2227 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
287 | 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 Davis | |
Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 1971-03-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library #1336) | 0-460-01336-X | £0.50?£: UK pound |
xii+ 527 |
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 | Smythe | |
Wondermakers | 1972-05-00 | ed. Robert Hoskins | Fawcett Premier | M561 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
351 | 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 | ||
Past, Present, and Future Perfect | 1973-08-00 | ed. Gregory Fitz Gerald, Jack C. Wolf | Fawcett Premier | M606 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
544 | 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 | ||
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 | ||
The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe | 1976-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Penguin Books | 0-14-043106-3 | £0.90?£: UK pound |
xxvi+ 429 |
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 | Odilon Redon | |
The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Tales of Terror | 1976-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Andor Classic | 002-2 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
223 | 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 | Jim Bellamore | |
The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe | 1977-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Penguin Books | 0-14-043106-3 | £0.95?£: UK pound |
xxvi+ 429 |
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 | Odilon Redon | |
Tales of Mystery and Imagination | 1977-07-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library #1336) | 0-460-01336-X | £1.25?£: UK pound |
xii+ 527 |
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 | ||
Science Fiction: Creators and Pioneers | 1979-00-00 | ed. Arthur Liebman | Richards Rosen Press | 0-8239-0493-8 |
x+ 211 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
Forty-Two Tales | 1979-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Octopus Books | 0-7064-1053-X | £2.95?£: UK pound |
638 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Harry Clarke | |
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 | ||
The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe | 1982-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Penguin Books | 0-14-043106-3 | £1.50?£: UK pound |
xxvi+ 429 |
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 | Odilon Redon | |
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 | |||
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe | 1983-00-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Dell | 0-440-32227-8 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
288 | 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 Davis | |
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 | ||
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 | |||
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 | ||
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 | ||
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales | 1998-04-00 | Edgar Allan Poe | Signet Classic / New American Library | 0-451-52675-9 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 384 |
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 | ||
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1 (Raven Edition) | 2000-04-01 | Edgar Allan Poe | Project Gutenberg | 2147 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||||
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 | |||
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1 (Raven Edition) | 2010-06-01 | Edgar Allan Poe | Bottom of the Hill Publishing | 978-1-935785-11-8 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
198 | 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 | ||
Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction Predictions That Came True | 2010-07-08 | ed. Judith K. Dial, Thomas A. Easton | Skyhorse Publishing | 978-1-60239-998-3 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 313 |
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 | ||
Steampunk Poe | 2011-10-04 | Edgar Allan Poe | Running Press Teens | 978-0-7624-4387-1 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
Steampunk Poe | 2011-10-04 | Edgar Allan Poe | Running Press Teens | 978-0-7624-4192-1 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
263 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 1 (Raven Edition) | 2011-10-06 | Edgar Allan Poe | LibriVox | $0.00?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ||||
18 Best Stories by Edgar Allan Poe | 2012-07-04 | Edgar Allan Poe | Dell | 978-0-307-82307-6 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Paul Davis | ||
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 | ||
Science Fiction of Antebellum America: An Anthology | 2020-03-27 | ed. C. W. Gross | C. W. Gross | 979-863058207-2 | $26.00?$: US dollar |
644 | 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 | ||
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales | date unknown | Edgar Allan Poe | Signet Classics | CP396 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
384 | 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 | ||
Wondermakers | date unknown | ed. Robert Hoskins | Fawcett Crest | M1826 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
351 | 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 | ||
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 | ||
The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe | date unknown | Edgar Allan Poe | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) | 0-14-043106-3 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
xxvi+ 429 |
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 | Odilon Redon | |
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 |