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The Cask of Amontillado

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  • Running Time: 00:17 hrs
    Narrator: Chris Lutkin
    Publisher:
    Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2017
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Poe, Edgar Allan
    Date:
    Created
    2017
    Summary:

    First published in a 1846 edition of Godey's Lady's Book, The Cask of Amontillado is widely considered to be one of the most perfect short stories ever written. Told by the unreliable narrator Montresor-a man who sought vengeance against his acquaintance for an insult that the reader is not privy to-the story details how Montresor accomplished his revenge.

    Genre:
    Classic fiction, Gothic fiction, Horror fiction
    Subject(s): Revenge | Crime | Italy | Imprisonment
    Original Publisher: Holland, Ohio, Dreamscape Media, LLC
    Language(s): English