The Scarlet Gown: THE BANISHED BEJANT FROM THE U

The Scarlet Gown is a collection of previously unpublished works by Edgar Allan Poe, edited and annotated by Robert Fuller Murray. It includes a selection of Poe’s short stories, poems, and essays, as well as a selection of his letters and other writings. The collection is divided into two parts. The first part contains Poe’s short stories, poems, and essays, including “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Raven,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Purloined Letter,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Black Cat,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Premature Burial,” “The Gold Bug,” “The Oblong Box,” “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar,” “The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether,” “The Imp of the Perverse,” “The Man of the Crowd,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Domain of Arnheim,” “The Island of the Fay,” “The Colloquy of Monos and Una,” “The Power of Words,” etc.

By Robert Fuller Murray · First published 1891 · Genre: Gothic Fiction, Mystery, Horror · 50 chapters · 12,086 words

First lines

The voice that sings across the night / Of long forgotten days and things, / Is there an ear to hear aright / The voice that sings?

It is as when a curfew rings / Melodious in the dying light, / A sound that flies on pulsing wings.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Robert Fuller Murray
• Date: 1891 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Gothic Fiction, Mystery, Horror, Romance, Fantasy
• Length: 12,086 words
• Structure: 50 chapters, 303 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Gothic Fiction — The title and author suggest a dark and mysterious story, which is a common element of Gothic fiction.
• Mystery — The title and author suggest a story with a hidden truth that needs to be uncovered, which is a common element of mystery stories.
• Horror — The title and author suggest a story with elements of fear and dread, which is a common element of horror stories.
• Romance — The title and author suggest a story with elements of love and passion, which is a common element of romance stories.

Tags

gothic · mystery · Edgar Allan Poe · literary analysis · historical fiction · banishment · romance · dark themes · unpublished works · 19th century · American literature · psychological

Contents

• THE VOICE THAT SINGS
• THE BEST PIPE
• HYMN OF HIPPOLYTUS TO ARTEMIS
• ON A CRUSHED HAT
• A SWINBURNIAN INTERLUDE
• SWEETHEART
• MUSIC FOR THE DYING
• FAREWELL TO A SINGER ON HER MARRIAGE
• THE CITY OF GOLF
• THE SWALLOWS FROM JEAN PIERRE CLARIS FLORIAN
• AFTER MANY DAYS
• HORACE'S PHILOSOPHY
• ADVENTURE OF A POET
• A BUNCH OF TRIOLETS TO
• A BALLAD OF REFRESHMENT
• A DECEMBER DAY
• A COLLEGE CAREER
• THE WASTER'S PRESENTIMENT
• THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION
• A BALLAD OF THE TOWN WATER
• GREEK TITLE
• TO NUMBER 27X
• A STREET CORNER
• THE POET'S HAT
• A SONG OF GREEK PROSE
• AN ORATOR'S COMPLAINT
• MILTON
• MAGNI NOMINIS UMBRA
• SONG FROM 'THE PRINCESS'
• ANDREW M'CRIE
• AN INTERVIEW
• THE M.A. DEGREE AFTER WORDSWORTH
• TRIOLET
• VIVIEN'S SONG AT THE L.L.A. EXAMINATION
• THE WASTER SINGING AT MIDNIGHT AFTER LONGFELLOW
• THIRTY YEARS AFTER
• THE GOLF-BALL AND THE LOAN AFTER LONGFELLOW
• TO THE READER OF 'UNIVERSITY NOTES'
• GREEK TITLE
• CATULLUS AT HIS BROTHER'S GRAVE
• LOST AT SEA
• PLEASANT PROPHECIES
• THE DELIGHTS OF MATHEMATICS
• STANZAS FOR MUSIC
• THE END OF APRIL
• THE SCIENCE CLUB
• IMITATED FROM WORDSWORTH
• REFLECTIONS OF A MAGISTRAND ON RETURNING TO ST. ANDREWS
• TO C. C. C
• ON AN EDINBURGH ADVOCATE

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