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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Gold-BugThe Gold-Bug - Wikipedia

    "The Gold-Bug" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe published in 1843. The plot follows William Legrand, who becomes fixated on an unusual gold-colored bug he has discovered. His servant Jupiter fears that Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend.

  2. poestories.com › read › goldbugThe Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe - PoeStories.com

    The Gold Bug. by Edgar Allan Poe (published 1843) Print Version. What ho! what ho! this fellow is dancing mad! He hath been bitten by the Tarantula. All in the Wrong. MANY years ago, I contracted an intimacy with a Mr. William Legrand. He was of an ancient Huguenot family, and had once been wealthy; but a series of misfortunes had reduced him ...

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  4. www.owleyes.org › text › gold-bug-edgar-allan-poeThe Gold-Bug Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes

    The Gold-Bug. Edgar Allan Poe. Many years ago, I contracted an intimacy with a Mr. William Legrand. He was of an ancient Huguenot family, and had once been wealthy; but a series of misfortunes had reduced him to want. To avoid the mortification consequent upon his disasters, he left New Orleans, the city of his forefathers, and took up his ...

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Gold-BugThe Gold Bug | Mystery, Adventure, Cryptography | Britannica

    The Gold Bug, mystery story by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1843 in the Philadelphia Dollar Magazine; it was later published in the collection Tales (1845). The central character, William Legrand, has sequestered himself on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, after a series of economic setbacks.

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  7. publicdomainreview.org › collection › edgar-allanEdgar Allan Poe’s “The Gold-Bug” (1843)

    Jul 18, 2019 · Even a story as fanciful as “The Gold-Bug” originated in Poe’s obsession with logic. The plot is far-fetched: William Legrand, who has lost his family fortune, one day notices a golden beetle on the beach at Sullivan’s Island.

  8. www.eapoe.org › works › infoEdgar Allan Poe — “The Gold-Bug”

    Aug 9, 2024 · “The Gold-Bug” — July 7-21, 1843 — the Woonsocket Weekly Patriot (Woonsocket, RI) (acknowledged as reprinted from the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper and with Poe's name, but without illustrations) (This listing is based on a possibly unique file of the paper at the American Antiquarian Society.)

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  10. www.enotes.com › topics › gold-bugThe Gold-Bug Summary - eNotes.com

    Complete summary of Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold-Bug. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Gold-Bug.

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