1838 short stories

fairy tale by H.C. Andersen

1838 literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

"Ligeia" () is an early short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1838. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman. She falls ill, composes "The Conqueror Worm", and quotes lines attributed to Joseph Glanvill (which suggest that life is sustainable only through willpower) shortly before dying.

short story by Théophile Gautier

short story by Hans Christian Andersen