The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story first published in November 1846. Set during Carnival in an Italian city, it follows nobleman Montresor as he enacts revenge against fellow noble Fortunato for perceived insults and injuries. Told from the murderer's perspective, the tale lures Fortunato into the catacombs beneath Montresor's home with the promise of rare amontillado wine. What awaits is a carefully planned trap that ends
in live burial. The story's central mystery lies not in detection, but in understanding Montresor's true motives for such extreme vengeance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Cask of Amontillado |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cask_of_Amontillado |
| Credits | Produced by Levent Kurnaz. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Horror tales, American |
| Subject | Revenge -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1063 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01063-2 |
| Release Date | Jun 6, 2010 |
| Last Update | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 12269 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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