The Oblong Box
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The Oblong Box
Summary
The Oblong Box is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- The Oblong Box authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].
- The Oblong Box's image is recorded as OblongBox1844.jpg[4].
- The Oblong Box's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
- The Oblong Box's genre is recorded as horror literature[6].
- The Oblong Box's language of work or name is recorded as American English[7].
- The Oblong Box's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
- The Oblong Box's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
- The Oblong Box's publication date is recorded as +1844-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
- The Oblong Box's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027cbgj[11].
- The Oblong Box's has edition or translation is recorded as Q17352542[12].
- The Oblong Box's has edition or translation is recorded as Q17352556[13].
- The Oblong Box's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/poe/langkist/langkist.html[14].
- The Oblong Box's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 97509[15].
- The Oblong Box's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Oblong Box'}[16].
- The Oblong Box's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Some years ago, I engaged passage from Charleston, S. C, to the city of New York, in the fine packet-ship “Independence,” Captain Hardy. We were to sail on the fifteenth of the month (June), weather permitting; and on the fourteenth, I went on board to arrange some matters in my stateroom.'}[17].
- The Oblong Box's Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID is recorded as 1063128[18].
- The Oblong Box's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'My own mistake arose, naturally enough, through too careless, too inquisitive, and too impulsive a temperament. But of late, it is a rare thing that I sleep soundly at night. There is a countenance which haunts me, turn as I will. There is an hysterical laugh which will forever ring within my ears.'}[19].
- The Oblong Box's NooSFere story ID is recorded as 21731[20].
- The Oblong Box's FantLab work ID is recorded as 8740[21].
- The Oblong Box's form of creative work is recorded as short story[22].
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Works and Contributions
The Oblong Box authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].
Why It Matters
The Oblong Box ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]