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21Maelzel's Chess Player — The automated chess player The Turk, as depicted in an engraving. Maelzel s Chess Player (1836) is an essay by Edgar Allan Poe exposing a fraudulent automaton chess player called The Turk, which had become famous in Europe and the United States… …
22Morning on the Wissahiccon — Morning on the Wissahiccon, also called The Elk, is an 1844 work by Edgar Allan Poe describing the natural beauty of Wissahickon Creek which feeds into the Schuylkill River in eastern Pennsylvania. It borders between being a short story and a… …
23A Dream Within a Dream — For the vivid dream experience about awakening from sleep, see False awakening. A Dream Within a Dream is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The poem is 24 lines, divided into two stanzas. The poem questions the way one… …
24Poems by Edgar Allan Poe — This article lists all known poems by American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849), listed alphabetically with the date of their authorship in parentheses. Contents 1 An Acrostic (1829) 2 Al Aaraaf (1829) …
25The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether — Author Edgar Allan Poe Country United States Language English Genre(s) Comedy Short story …
26Characters in the Moomin series — A large number of characters are found in the Moomin series by Tove Jansson.The original Swedish names are given in parentheses.The Moomin family* Moomintroll ( Mumintrollet ) the main character of most of the books, a spirited troll with a keen… …
27Never Bet the Devil Your Head — Author Edgar Allan Poe Country United States Language …
28Afflatus — Unter Inspiration (von lat.: inspiratio = Beseelung, Einhauchen von „spiritus“ = Leben, Seele, Geist) versteht man allgemeinsprachlich jene mentale Kraft, die neue Ideen hervorbringt. Der Begriff spielt sowohl im Kontext künstlerischen und… …
29Arthur Gordon Pym — Der Bericht des Arthur Gordon Pym (Originaltitel: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket) ist der einzige Roman von Edgar Allan Poe, erstmals veröffentlicht im Jahre 1838. Er beschreibt das Leben des A. G. Pym, der von seiner Jugend an… …
30Conqueror worm — The Conqueror Worm (dt. Der Erobererwurm) ist ein Balladen Gedicht von Edgar Allan Poe. Es wurde zuerst 1843 im Graham s Magazine veröffentlicht, jedoch kurz darauf durch Poe in einer revidierten Version von 1845 der Kurzgeschichte Ligeia… …
