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The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories

by Edgar Allan Poe

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164 pages1842Penguin (Non-Classics)ISBN 9780146000119
ClassicsFantasyAdventureClassic literatureChildrenFictionYoung AdultLiteratureMysteryMurderForeign Language StudyPlot drivenWeak Character DevelopmentUnloveable CharactersNot Diverse CharactersDetective and mystery stories
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About this book

Judged guilty by the Inquisition, a condemned man is slowly tortured.

Publication Details

Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Published
1842
Pages
164
ISBN
9780146000119
Language
en

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.[1] He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.[2] Source and more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

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