The PIT and the PENDULUM - & other stories

Edgar Allan Poe

Penguin Books

1995

56 páginas

1h 52m

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. The traditional elements established in popular horror tales at the time are followed, but critical reception has been mixed. The tale has been adapted to film several times.

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4 (Muito bom)

The pit and the pendulum

Muito bom para aprimorar o inglês, uma leitura muito simples e de fácil entendimento, além do livro ser suuper curtinho.