"William Wilson" | |
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Short story by Edgar Allan Poe | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publication | |
Published in | Burton's Gentleman's Magazine |
Media type | Monthly magazine |
Publication date | October 1839 |
"William Wilson" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in The Gift, with a setting inspired by Poe's formative years on the outskirts of London. The tale features a doppelgänger. It also appeared in the 1840 collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, and has been adapted several times.