The Pit and the Pendulum

· Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
3.9
164 reviews
Ebook
27
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"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story describes his experience of being tortured. The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader because of its heavy focus on the senses, such as sound, emphasizing its reality, unlike many of Poe's stories which are aided by the supernatural.

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3.9
164 reviews
Satyam Kumar
December 18, 2022
Very nice story 🙂
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Kasim Maulud
June 18, 2023
Good.. Great job 👏
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Arfan Bajwa
April 20, 2024
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