King Pest

short story by Edgar Allan Poe
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1404570
King Pest
Edgar Allan Poe · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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King Pest

Summary

King Pest is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Pest authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].
  • King Pest's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • King Pest is associated with the romantic poetry movement[5].
  • King Pest's genre is black comedy[6].
  • King Pest's Commons category is recorded as King Pest[7].
  • King Pest's language of work or name is recorded as American English[8].
  • King Pest's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • King Pest's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • King Pest was released on +1835-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • King Pest's has edition or translation is recorded as Le Roi Peste[12].
  • King Pest's has edition or translation is recorded as King Pest[13].
  • King Pest's narrative location is recorded as London[14].
  • King Pest's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/poe/pest/pest.html[15].
  • King Pest's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King Pest'}[16].
  • King Pest's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le Roi Peste'}[17].
  • King Pest's title is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ο Βασιλιάς Πανούκλας'}[18].
  • King Pest's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • King Pest's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • King Pest's form of creative work is recorded as short story[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

King Pest authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].

Publication

King Pest was published on +1835-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]. Languages include American English[8] and English[9]. Its genre is black comedy[6].

Subject and Themes

King Pest is associated with the romantic poetry movement[5].

Why It Matters

King Pest ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wolnelektury.pl. wolnelektury.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country of origin United States
    Author Edgar Allan Poe
    Form of creative work short story
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