This Edgar Allen Poe short story opens with a vivid description of the house of Usher, and how the narrator, upon sighting the house, feels that “a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit”. This premonition proves to be accurate, as...
Below you canread the originalEnglishversion by Edgar Allan Poe’s short horror story “Berenice“. You canread the full text by Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “Berenice“translatedinto other languages:Italian, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, etc. by choosing the language in the menu at the...
Many people don't know that Edgar Allan Poe also wrote stories aboutadventure on the high seas,buried pirate treasure, and a famousballoon ride. Poe invented the detective story with tales like"Murders in the Rue Morgue"and"The Purloined Letter". Sherlock Holmes and other fictional detectives w...
Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “William Wilson” isa first-person story in which “the author” introduces himself asWilliam Wilson, even though he warns us that it is a false name; the story focuses on the life of this character and a friend of the same name who will haunt him for ...
Edgar Allan Poe's wife died of a common disease of the time, Tuberculosis (肺结核) killed her in 1847, just two years after his most famous story "The Raven" was published.When Poe later died in 1849, the reason for his death was uncertain. Stories surrounded by much like that of ...
Edgar Allan Poe was not only a great book writer, he also write some fantastic short stories, which are beloved by his fans. The Cask of Amontilladoby Edgar Allan Poe is a horrifying story of jealousy and revenge. In it, Fortunato is buried alive by his friend who can’t stand his...
Edgar Allan Poe defined short stories as prose “no longer than can be read in a single sitting.” Despite their compressed space, short stories require character development, conflict, careful pacing, and a narrative arc. Whether you have a story near completion to submit to journals or progra...
EdgarAllanPoeShortStories List The Spectacles The narrator has a story he claims will support the idea of love at first sight. He has weak eyes, but being young and good-looking, doesn’t want to wear glasses. Last winter, he and a friend went to the opera. In one of the private box...
Some examples of short stories are “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe, “A ChristmasCarol” by Charles Dickens, “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. What are the elements of a short story?
Below you can find theoriginal full text in English “MS. Found in a Bottle”short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Below is also thevideo audiobook of the short story “MS. Found in a Bottle” by E. A. Poeread in english. Good reading and/or good listening. ...