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The Masque of the Red Death

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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 1842 edition of Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine, The Masque of the Red Death tells the story of Prince Prospero as he tries to avoid a plague by confining himself and his nobles to a masquerade in an abbey. Often considered a gothic allegory, the story reflects on not only life and death but also the illusion of control.

    Genre:
    Classic fiction, Gothic fiction, Horror fiction
    Subject(s): Plague | Wealth | Control | Princes | Confinement
    Original Publisher: Holland, Ohio, Dreamscape Media, LLC
    Language(s): English