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Ligeia
Written by Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by Cathy Dobson
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
The death of his beloved wife, Ligeia, sends the narrator of this tale into the deepest of opium fuelled despair. His remarriage to the fair Rowena is a disaster, and his new wife is taken ill soon after the nuptials, fancying that the bridal chamber is haunted by a ghostly spirit. But as Rowena's health deteriorates, nobody can anticipate the horrific events which follow.
Author
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, and critic. Best known for his macabre prose work, including the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” his writing has influenced literature in the United States and around the world.
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Reviews for Ligeia
Rating: 3.6612901612903226 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Classic descent into madness brought on by death. Brilliant
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A love story turned nightmare, Ligeia is the narrator's first wife, & the love of his life, which you can see in the descriptions. The charming tale of boundless love & joy turns to despair at her death, & his relocation to the north of England, to an antique abbey that he remodels the interior of in sumptuous, eclectic fashion, & brings his second wife, apparently a local heiress, to. It is what happens in the hours immediately following HER death that lend to the inherent creepiness of the ending...