The Pit and the Pendulum
of Edgar Allan Poe
Description
The Pit and the Pendulum is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story centres around the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition. The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader due to its heavy focus on the senses, emphasizing its reality, unlike many of Poe's stories which are aided by the supernatural.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 56 pages
- Publisher Penguin
- Publication Date September 1995
- First Publication 10/28/42
- Language English
- ISBN 9780146000119
- Edition Penguin 60s Classics
- Category Fiction
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