The Tell-Tale Heart
By Edgar Allan Poe and Styx Classics
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It is unclear what relationship, if any, the old man and his murderer share. It has been suggested that the old man is a father figure or, perhaps, that his vulture eye represents some sort of veiled secret. The ambiguity and lack of details about the two main characters stand in stark contrast to the specific plot details leading up to the murder.
The story was first published in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is widely considered a classic of the Gothic fiction genre and one of Poe's most famous short stories.
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809. His parents, both touring actors, died before he was three. He was raised by John Allan, a prosperous Virginian merchant. Poe published his first volume of poetry while still a teenager. He worked as an editor for magazines in Philadelphia, Richmond and New York, and achieved respect as a literary critic. In 1836, he married his thirteen year-old cousin. It was only with the publication of The Raven and other Poems in 1845 that he achieved national fame as a writer. Poe died in mysterious circumstances in 1849.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is an amazing book and has the reader want to keep on reading!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It’s scare , short , on point . The feeling of pleasure about being seeing and not sawing , the killing and blood … but in the same time fear of getting caught with the feel of guilt…
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It has been one of the most thrilling stories ever. The beat of the heart and paranoia..
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