The Premature Burial, Edgar Allan Poe
The Premature Burial, Edgar Allan Poe
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The Premature Burial

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/18/2013

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Nothing on earth is so terrifying as the prospect of waking up to discover you have been buried alive. A sufferer of catalepsy, who has a morbid fear of such a fate, takes every possible precaution. He designs himself a coffin which can be opened from the inside, which is padded, equipt with a bell for attracting attention, placed in an easily opened vault which contains food and water. Imagine then, his horror when he wakes up to find himself in a wooden box, reeking of damp earth and with none of his precautions in place. Poe at his most terrifying!

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 Sandra on January 12, 2022

Short story with a “buried alive” theme. A creepy and disturbing read.......more

Goodreads review by Francesc on June 28, 2021

Relato sobre el pánico a ser enterrado vivo. Poe te hace experimentar en primera persona la angustia de pensar qué ocurriría si fueras enterrado con vida. Aún así, cuando te esperas un final al estilo Poe, te llevas una sorpresa. Story about the panic of being buried alive. Poe makes you experience i......more

Goodreads review by Peter on July 30, 2019

This is quite a good story about one of the core fears of every human being: buried alive. Masterly composed Poe starts with giving examples of the greatest fears of men before he states some facts of premature burial and how the cases ended. Then he turns to a story within the story, told by a narr......more

Goodreads review by Elsa Rajan on February 20, 2020

As a Christian married into a Hindu family, one ritual I don't think I’ll ever be able to come to terms with is cremation. I pray that I’ll never have to witness one and to be spared from it myself, I’ve given my man extensive instructions on how to fly me out when the time comes, so that I can be b......more

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