Author: Edgar Allan Poe Year: 1846 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Classic, Horror, Short Stories, Free books, Read online, Mystery
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ISBNs: 9781594561863 1594561869 |
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The Cask of Amontillado (sometimes spelled The Casque of Amontillado) is a short story, written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book.
The story is set in a nameless Italian city in an unspecified year (possibly sometime during the eighteenth century) and concerns the deadly revenge taken by the narrator on a friend who he claims has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive - in this case, by immurement.
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