‘Post,’ gave me, some weeks ago, for ‘The Black Cat,’ 20$.” That letter only In a letter to Ezra Holden of August 26, 1843, Poe comments that “Patterson, of the It was very neatly written, and without corrections, apparently” ( Woodberry, 1885, p. Together at the ends, making one continuous piece, which he rolled up tightly. The form of his manuscript was peculiar: he wrote on half sheets of note paper, which he pasted “remember his reading his ‘Gold Bug’ and ‘Black Cat’ to me before they were Roll MS, not seen since 1843, and almost surely lost after the printing, although this version is presumably Text-02a - “The Black Cat” - late 1842 or early 1843.Text-02 - “The Black Cat” - late 1842 or early 1843.His plans, in part due a need for immediate cash, he sold both stories to existing periodicals.) Was written with the intention of being first published in Poe's own proposed magazine. Darley, Mabbott ( T&S, 3:848) assigns theĭate as “written late in 1842.” It seems likely that the story, along with “The Gold Bug,” Known draft manuscripts or scratch notes reflecting the original effort of composition. Text-01 - “The Black Cat” - late 1842 or early 1843 (There are no.
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