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Writer: Edgar Allan PoeYear of Publication: 1843
Genre: Gothic thriller
Plot Summary:
A young man plots to murder his employer in the dead of the night. After having committed the deed, he suffers from guilt and is haunted by the ominous sound of the old man’s beating heart.
Comments:
A perfectly gruesome look into the mind of a mentally-deranged man. The Tell-Tale Heart is one of the absolute gems of classic literature and is the perfect embodiment of Poe’s style of horror. A must-read for all fiction fans!
Excerpt:
“It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! Yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.”
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Do we have a Movie on based on this book, I will get a good summary via that medium. Really want to read this book but Finals ahead :)
ReplyDeleteIt's not a book Hammad, it's a short story... Exactly 3 pages and 1 paragraph long. I'm sure you can read it on your bus ride home from IBA! :)
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