The Black Cat by Poe, Edgar Allan (9781532874239)

The Black Cat

by Poe, Edgar Allan

Paperback - English

"The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. Through this short story, we explore the psychology of guilt. A murderer meticulously conceals his crime and believes himself indestructible, but eventually breaks down and reveals himself, due to the guilt he feels.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1532874235

EAN

9781532874239

Publisher

CREATESPACE

Publication Date

21 Apr 2016

Pages

Weight (kg)

0.05

Dimensions (cm)

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1

About Author

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston in 1809, the son of itinerant actors who left him an orphan in 1811. He became a ward of Richmond merchant John Allan and from 1815 to 1820 lived with the family in London. Upon his return, Poe received schooling in Richmond before attending the University of Virginia for a year. In 1827, he clashed with Allan and left for Boston, where he joined the army and published a slender volume, Tamerlane and Other Poems. He later attended the US Military Academy until his dismissal in 1831. The poet moved to Baltimore and began writing for magazines in 1832: three ye