The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Edgar Allan Poe [1386]
Edgar a Poe Esq
Office of Graham’s Magazine.
Philad. Aug. 11, (16) 1841.
Edgar Allan Poe to E. L. Carey or John Hart — December 9, 1839
Dr Sir,
Mr Burton mentioned to me, before going to Charleston, that you were good enough to promise him a Chapter from Marryatt’s forthcoming work, for the Jan: No. of our Mag: The Chapter was, I believe, one on “Migration & Emigration”. Will you please let me have it, if convenient, by the bearer?
Resply
E A. Poe
Mr Carey or Mr Hart.
Dec 9.
Edgar Allan Poe to E. L. Carey — about April, 1842
Thursday Morning
Office Graham’s Magazine
My Dear Sir —
I fear you have forgotten me — or it is not improbable that you have sent a note to the Office which has not come to hand. Lest this may have been the case I thought it best to write.
The MS. will make, as near as may be, 18 pp.
Yours very respr
E. A. Poe
E. L. Carey Esqr
Edgar Allan Poe to Edward L. Carey — May 31, 1844
New-York
May 31.rst 44.
My Dear Sir,
I would take it as a very great favor if you could let me see the proof of my tale, “The Purloined Letter,” which will be in the next “Gift”. I am not, usually, solicitous about proofs; but, in this instance, the MS. Had many interlineations and erasures, which may render my seeing one, necessary. Please send it, per “Harnden’s Express” to care of “Wm. H. Graham, Tribune Office, N. York.” I will return it promptly.
Yours very resply
Edgar A Poe
E. L. Carey Esqre
P.S.) Perhaps it would be better merely to send the proof to “Office of Graham’s Magazine” here in Phila: with directions to forward it to me, here.
LEA AND BLANCHARD
Edgar Allan Poe to Isaac Lea — about May 11-27, 1829
Dear Sir,
I should have presumed upon the politeness of Mr R. Walsh for a personal introduction to yourself, but was prevented by his leaving town the morning after my arrival — You will be so kind as to consider this as a literaryintroduction until his return from N.Y.
I send you, for your tenderest consideration, a poem —
“Some sins do bear their privilege on earth.”
You will oblige me by placing this among the number.
It was my choice or chance or curse
To adopt the cause for better or worse
And with my worldly goods & wit
And soul & body worship it —
But not to detain you with my nonsense it were as well to speak of “the poem”.
It’s [its‘] title is “Al Aaraaf” — from the Al Aaraaf of the Arabians, a medium between Heaven & Hell where men suffer no punishment, but yet do not attain that tranquil & even happiness which they suppose to be the characteristic of heavenly enjoyment[.]
Un no rompido sueno
Un dia puro, allegre, libre
Quiera —
Libre de amor, de zelo
De odio, de esperanza, de rezelo —
I have placed this “Al Aaraaf” [Poe misplaces the ending quote mark slightly, making it appear as “Al Aaraa”f] in the celebrated star discovered by Tycho Brahe which appeared & dissapeared [disappeared] so suddenly. It is represented as a messenger star of the Deity, &, at the time of its discovery by Tycho, as on an embassy to our world. One of the peculiarities of Al Aaraaf is that, even after death — , those who make choice of the star as their residence do not enjoy immortality — but, after a second life of high excitement, sink into forgetfulness. & death — This idea is taken from Job — “would not live >>them<< always — let me alone”. I have imagined that some would not be pleased (excuse the bull) with an immortality even of bliss. The poem commences with a sonnet (illegitimate) a la mode de Byron in his prisoner of Chillon. But this is a digression — I have imagined some well known characters of the age of the star’s appearance, as transferred to Al Aaraaf — viz Michael Angelo — and others — of these Michael Angelo as yet, alone appears. I send you parts 1st 2d & 3d. I have reasons for wishing not to publish the 4th at present — for its character depends in a measure upon the success or failure of the others —
As these 3 parts will be insufficient for a volume — I have wished to publish some minor poems with Al Aaraaf — But as the work