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The Assignation

short story by Edgar Allan Poe
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Summary

The Assignation is a literary work[1]. It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Assignation authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].
  • The Assignation's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Assignation's genre is gothic fiction[5].
  • The Assignation's Commons category is recorded as The Assignation[6].
  • The Assignation's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Assignation's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Assignation was released on 1834[9].
  • The Assignation's has edition or translation is recorded as Le rendez-vous[10].
  • The Assignation's has edition or translation is recorded as The Assignation[11].
  • The Assignation's has edition or translation is recorded as The Assignation[12].
  • The Assignation's has edition or translation is recorded as The Assignation[13].
  • The Assignation's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Assignation'}[14].
  • The Assignation's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Le rendez-vous'}[15].
  • The Assignation's different from is recorded as The Assignation[16].
  • The Assignation's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ill-fated and mysterious man! — bewildered in the brilliancy of thine own imagination, and fallen in the flames of thine own youth!'}[17].
  • The Assignation's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I staggered back towards the table — my hand fell upon a cracked and blackened goblet — and a consciousness of the entire and terrible truth flashed suddenly over my soul.'}[18].
  • The Assignation's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • The Assignation's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • The Assignation's form of creative work is recorded as short story[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Assignation authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].

Publication

The Assignation was released on 1834[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is gothic fiction[5].

Why It Matters

The Assignation is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

Edgar Allan Poe literary work public domain United States

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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Cantor · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → short story
    Instance of → literary work
    Publication date → +1834-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Bookbrainz work id → 039322a7-f7d0-4576-977b-8d5546ebe2c0
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Genre: gothic fiction"
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