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Short Stories (Cask of Amontillado / Gold-Bug / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Oval Portrait / Pit and the Pendulum / Some Words with a Mummy / Tell-Tale Heart)

Pages
153
Published
1998
Language
English

Synopsis

Delve into the chilling world of Edgar Allan Poe with this collection of his most iconic short stories. From the sinister revenge of 'The Cask of Amontillado' to the unsettling paranoia of 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' these tales explore the darker corners of the human psyche. Experience the birth of detective fiction with 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and confront the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition in 'The Pit and the Pendulum.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
ViolenceTrauma