Three Sundays in a Week, Edgar Allan Poe
Three Sundays in a Week, Edgar Allan Poe
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Three Sundays in a Week

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/21/2025

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

“Three Sundays in a Week,” published in 1841, was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe, best known for his tales of ratiocination, fantastical horror, and genre-founding detective stories, tells the story of Bobby, who wants to marry cousin Kate. Uncle Rumgudgeon says he can—when there are three Sundays in a week.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Francesc on August 01, 2023

El joven Bobby quiere casarse con su novia y para eso necesita el permiso de su huraño tío. Su tío le dice que podrá casarse cuando en una semana haya tres domingos. Bobby, su novia y dos amigos más traman un plan para convencer al tío que una semana puede tener tres domingos. -------------------------......more

Goodreads review by Majenta on June 22, 2024

"'You hard-headed, dunder-headed, obstinate, rusty, crusty, musty, fusty old savage!" A very literate, very funny Edgar Allan Poe story.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on December 04, 2020

3.5 Stars rounded up to 4 Stars. "This is the most simple story of Poe's oeuvre, and it has not been held in high regard by critics, but it is the first of Poe's tales to be translated into Spanish. . . . Critics have questioned whether the story might have inspired Jules Verne and given him the......more

Goodreads review by Abby on October 12, 2014

Three Sundays in a Week: This was a silly story about a man and a woman who want to get married but they can't until their uncle approves. He says he will not give approval until there are three Sundays in a week. That seems impossible unless you are from a nautical family and three of you cross the......more

Goodreads review by Jack on April 02, 2023

3 Stars. For a person whose interests are mysteries and thrillers, this doesn't fit my mold. But I'm reading all the stories of Edgar Allan Poe and it was next. It surprised me. I enjoyed it. Fun and frivolous, and we can learn a thing or two. At its heart, it's a love story. "Three Sundays .." firs......more