Book excerpt: A Tale of the Ragged Mountains is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe partially based on his experiences while a student at the University of Virginia. Set near Charlottesville, it is the only one of Poe's stories to take place in Virginia. It was first published in Godey's Lady's Book in April 1844[1] and was included in Poe's short story collection Tales, published in New York by Wiley and Putnam in 1845. There is a Spanish translation by Julio Cortázar.