The Pit and the Pendulum

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

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 and follows the plight of a prisoner in a cell that has a pit and a pendulum. Unlike many of Poe's short stories, The Pit and the Pendulum does not rely on any supernatural elements to inspire fear but instead uses the narrator's heightened sensory experiences to do so.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974995288
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	516
File size:	263 KB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is an American author of short stories, poetry, and literary criticism and theory. Famous for his tales of mystery and horror, he was one of the earliest masters of the short story and is widely considered to be the father of detective fiction.