First published in a 1842 literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843, The Pit and the Pendulum takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. It follows the plight of an unnamed narrator, kept prisoner in a darkened cell full of unseen dangers. Later, by encouraging rats to chew through his bonds, he barely escapes a hideous death by a descending, razor-sharp pendulum. But his torments do not end there. The story is especially effective for its focus on sensory observations, heightening the realism, in contrast to Poe's more frequent reliance on supernatural phenomena.
Commencez ce livre dès aujourd'hui pour 0 €
- Accédez à tous les livres de l'app pendant la période d'essai
- Sans engagement, annulez à tout moment
Auteur(e) :
Narration :
Série :
Select Stories of Edgar Allan PoeLangue :
anglais
Format :
Histoires extraordinaires d'Edgar Allan Poe - Livre Audio
Monstrueuses créatures
Des enquêteurs pas comme les autres
Développer sa culture générale avec 10 nouvelles essentielles
Histoires extraordinaires (texte intégral) : Un recueil de nouvelles fantastiques de Edgar Allan Poe
The Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Collection : The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Fall of the House of Usher
The Best Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories : Mesmeric Revelation, The Balloon-Hoax, and The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade
Essential Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories : A Descent Into The Maelstrom, Manuscript Found in a Bottle, and The Masque of the Red Death
50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die vol: 2
Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Collection
El doble, el otro, el mismo : Cuentos Clásicos
The Fall of the House of Usher :
