Q: Who wrote "The Black Cat"?

A: Edgar Allan Poe, a foundational figure in American literature, authored the story.

Q: When was it published?

A: The primary publication date is 1843, though source material also lists 1822, which may reflect an inconsistency.

Q: What themes does the story address?

A: It examines cruelty, alcoholism, and the supernatural, typical of Poe’s Gothic and horror style.

Q: Is the story connected to real locations?

A: New York City is cited as a related entity, though the story’s setting is not explicitly confirmed.

Q: Why is the story significant?

A: It influenced the horror genre with its psychological depth and remains widely studied in literary circles.

The Black Cat

short story by Edgar Allan Poe

VisualArtwork Literary Work Q465395

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17 properties

Instance of: literary work
Author: Crowley Baruc^[2]
Genre: horror fiction^[4]
Language of work or name: English^[7]
Copyright status: public domain, public domain^[28]
Country of origin: New York City^[8]
Derivative work: Maniac^[27]
Different from: Schwarzer Kater^[22]
First line: For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief., Nie spodziewam się i nie wymagam wiary dla wielce dziwnej i wielce skądinąd poufnej opowieści, którą chcę pismem utrwalić.^[23]^[24]
Form of creative work: short story^[29]
Has version, edition or translation: Le Chat noir, The Black Cat, El gato negro, El gato negro (Cano y Cueto tr.), Wikidata item, Wikidata item, The Black Cat, El gato negro (de Verneuil tr.)^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Last line: I had walled the monster up within the tomb!, Zamurowałem potwora w mogilnej wnęce!^[25]^[26]
Named after: black cat^[5]
Place of publication: Philadelphia^[6]
Published in: The Saturday Evening Post, The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories, Terrors, Terrors, Terrors, A Century of Creepy Stories^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Publisher: The Saturday Evening Post^[3]
Title: The Black Cat, Црна мачка^[20]^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 20

VIAF cluster ID: 181347718
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no2010205622
GND ID: 4449915-2
BookBrainz work ID: 1f735b17-ade7-4d5f-b5fe-4402736ac9e2
CANTIC ID: 981061035123706706
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: topic/The-Black-Cat-short-story-by-Poe
FantLab work ID: 8737
Freebase ID: /m/07jrz
Goodreads work ID: 15570126
ISFDB title ID: 84431
J9U entity ID: 987010986865805171
Libraries Australia ID: 35813130

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LibraryThing work ID: 630854
MusicBrainz work ID: c374d7b7-33ef-47d7-b100-84a8a25565da
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810532568005606
NooSFere story ID: 838
Open Library ID: OL41068W
TV Tropes ID: Literature/TheBlackCat
The Literary Encyclopedia work ID: 1445
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID: 1062884

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Author 1

Edgar Allan Poe

Country of origin 1

New York City

Created notable works 1

Edgar Allan Poe

Derivative work 1

Maniac

Form of creative work 1

short story

Genre 1

horror literature

Instance of 1

literary work

Language of work or name 1

English

Named after 1

black cat

Place of publication 1

Philadelphia

Published in 1

The Saturday Evening Post

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The Saturday Evening Post

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Maniac

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Summary

The Black Cat is a literary work^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ The Black Cat — author (P50): Crowley Baruc. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2025-05-19. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ The Black Cat — publisher (P123): The Saturday Evening Post. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ The Black Cat — genre (P136): horror fiction. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ The Black Cat — named after (P138): black cat. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ The Black Cat — place of publication (P291): Philadelphia. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ The Black Cat — language of work or name (P407): English. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ The Black Cat — country of origin (P495): New York City. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ The Black Cat — has edition or translation (P747): Le Chat noir. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ The Black Cat — has edition or translation (P747): The Black Cat. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ The Black Cat — has edition or translation (P747): El gato negro. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ The Black Cat — has edition or translation (P747): El gato negro (Cano y Cueto tr.). wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ The Black Cat — has edition or translation (P747): Q117280210. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ The Black Cat — has edition or translation (P747): Q117281260. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ The Black Cat — has edition or translation (P747): El gato negro (de Verneuil tr.). wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ The Black Cat — published in (P1433): The Saturday Evening Post. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ The Black Cat — published in (P1433): The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ The Black Cat — published in (P1433): Terrors, Terrors, Terrors. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ The Black Cat — published in (P1433): A Century of Creepy Stories. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ The Black Cat — title (P1476): The Black Cat. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2025-05-19. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ The Black Cat — title (P1476): Црна мачка. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ The Black Cat — different from (P1889): Schwarzer Kater. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ The Black Cat — first line (P1922): For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ The Black Cat — first line (P1922): Nie spodziewam się i nie wymagam wiary dla wielce dziwnej i wielce skądinąd poufnej opowieści, którą chcę pismem utrwalić.. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ The Black Cat — last line (P3132): I had walled the monster up within the tomb!. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ The Black Cat — last line (P3132): Zamurowałem potwora w mogilnej wnęce!. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ The Black Cat — derivative work (P4969): Maniac. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ The Black Cat — copyright status (P6216): public domain. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ The Black Cat — form of creative work (P7937): short story. wikidata.org.

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[1] ↑ The Black Cat is an instance of literary work (Q7725634) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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