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Eleonora

Edgar Allan Poe

1842

Horror Literary Fiction

classics short stories

'Eleonora' is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842 in Philadelphia in the literary annual 'The Gift.' It is often regarded as somewhat autobiographical and has a relatively happy ending. A young man and his younger cousin live in an isolated valley and a relationship develops that grows into love. But then her health begins to fail.

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Eleonora

Edgar Allan Poe

Year

1842

Horror Literary Fiction Romance

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classics short stories

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'Eleonora' is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842 in Philadelphia in the literary annual 'The Gift.' It is often regarded as somewhat autobiographical and has a relatively happy ending. A young man and his younger cousin live in an isolated valley and a relationship develops that grows into love. But then her health begins to fail.

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