The Cask of Amontillado
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The Cask of Amontillado

Author
Edgar Allan Poe
Year Published:
1846
Language:
English
Genre:
Horror short story
Description:

It is considered one of the greatest short stories ever penned, as it conforms to, and perfectly illustrates a lot of Poe's literary ideas about what a short story should contain. It’s short, so the reader can complete it in one sitting, it is visually provoking, with every sentence contributing to the essence of the story, and it is a completed work that is filled with ironies of many sorts.