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First Publication of 'The Black Cat'

Name: First Publication of 'The Black Cat'
Start: 1843-08-19
Location: Philadelphia

When: 19 August 1843
Where: Philadelphia
Part of: Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Black Cat' first published in the Saturday Evening Post

Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Black Cat' was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post, which used the temporary title United States Saturday Post.

The story was first published in the August 19, 1843, issue of The Saturday Evening Post. At the time, the publication was using the temporary title United States Saturday Post. Poe had relocated to Philadelphia in 1838 and lived there until 1844.

Sources

The Black Cat (short story) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-05
Edgar Allan Poe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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