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    The Black Cat

    By Edgar Allan Poe

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    "The Black Cat" is told from the perspective of an insane narrator who, in his own words, does not expect the reader to believe him. He tells the reader up front that he is scheduled to die the following day, but the reader doesn't find out why until the end of the story...

    Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Black Cat" was published in 1843 in The Saturday Evening Post. It was popular with readers, but Poe did not receive instant success until he published his famous poem, "The Raven". Since its publication, elements of "The Black Cat" have inspired films, television episodes, paintings, plays, comics, and novels.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherE-BOOKARAMA
    Release dateDec 31, 2023
    ISBN9788829591787
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    Edgar Allan Poe

    Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery during his lifetime and is now widely held to be a central figure of Romanticism and gothic horror in American literature. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, was expelled from West Point for gambling, and later became a well-regarded literary critic and editor. The Raven, published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain mysterious circumstances and is buried in Baltimore, Maryland.

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