The Pit and the Pendulum, Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit and the Pendulum, Edgar Allan Poe
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The Pit and the Pendulum

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Aaron Parker

Unabridged: 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2020

Synopsis

Experience one of Poe’s classics with crisp, clear audio. Listen to our whole collection of Poe’s top stories: The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Orange Island Book Shop is proud to present Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tales like you’ve never heard them before.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne

Poe's Petrifying Pit & the Pendulum! It's been 20-plus years since I'd read this one and I had forgotten how this one ended. Very cool. Our beleaguered narrator has already been through some shit at the hands of those damn dirty monks, but this story starts with him being sentenced to death by some h......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean

The Pit and the Pendulum (published in 1842) is one of Poe's most famous tales of horror. It does not have a supernatural element, but relies on evoking fear in the reader because of its heavy emphasis on sensations, (view spoiler)[for instance the airlessness of the cell, the dim or nonexistent lighting, the his (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Francesc

Aunque el final se precipita demasiado rápido, la capacidad que tiene Poe de crear angustia y desasosiego es abrumadora. No necesita mucho para generar una sensación de nudo en la garganta y hacerte ver que va constriñendo las fibras de tu cuello cada vez más y más fuerte hasta que te deja sin respi......more

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