An edition of The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (1846)

Mesmerism "in articulo mortis"

an astounding & horrifying narrative, shewing the extraordinary power of mesmerism in arresting the progress of death

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Mesmerism "in articulo mortis"
Edgar Allan Poe
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An edition of The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (1846)

Mesmerism "in articulo mortis"

an astounding & horrifying narrative, shewing the extraordinary power of mesmerism in arresting the progress of death

by

  • ★★★ 3.0 (1 rating) ·
  • 5 Want to read
  • 2 Have read

"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" is a short story by the American author Edgar Allan Poe about a mesmerist who puts a man in a suspended hypnotic state at the moment of death. An example of a tale of suspense and horror, it is also to a certain degree a hoax, as it was published without claiming to be fictional, and many at the time of publication (1845) took it to be a factual account. Poe toyed with the idea for a while before he admitted it to be a work of pure fiction in his marginalia.


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Short & Co.
Language
English
Pages
16

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Subjects

Mesmerism, Fiction, short story, suspense, horror, hoaxes, narration, pseudoscience, Hypnagogia, animal magnetism, hypnotism, tuberculosis, Fiction, general

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Mesmerism "in articulo mortis": an astounding & horrifying narrative, shewing the extraordinary power of mesmerism in arresting the progress of death
1846, Short & Co.
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Edition Notes

First separate edition.

First printed in the American review of December 1845 under title: The facts of M. Yaldemar's case. cf. Heartman, C.F. A bibliography of the first printings of the writings of Edgar Allan Poe, 1943, p. 111.

BAL 16151.

Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, 1975. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (American Poetry, 1609-1900 ; Segment II, no. 1836)

s 1975 ctu n.

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Other Titles
Facts of M. Yaldemar's case.

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Format
Microform
Pagination
16 p.
Number of pages
16

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17814165M
OCLC/WorldCat
11818054

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Of course I shall not pretend to consider it any matter for wonder, that the extraordinary case of M. Valdemar has excited discussion.
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August 9, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Updated format '[microform] :' to 'Microform'; cleaned up pagination; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work)
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