Summaries of Edgar Allan Poe Stories
The following brief summaries are designed to quickly give you an idea of what each story is about. Find something of interest then take a trip into Poe's imagination...
"Berenice"
Horror story about teeth
This is a really creepy story with a gruesome ending. I don't want to give too much away. If you like horror stories, read this one. You'll shudder after you finish it...
"There came a light tap at the library door, and pale as the tenant of a tomb, a menial entered upon tiptoe. His looks were wild with terror, and he spoke to me in a voice tremulous, husky, and very low..."
"The Black Cat"
Horror story about a cat
A drunk man kills his cat and it comes back to haunt him. In Poe's usual style, the narrator of the story is the killer and we see things through his eyes. Quite a horrific tale.
"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar"
Talking with a dead man
A man dying from tuberculosis asks his friend, the narrator of the story, to hypnotize him just before death. The event is witnessed by two doctors and a medical student. The results are interesting to say the least.
"The Man of the Crowd"
How to follow someone
A man is sitting in a coffee shop, watching all of the different kinds of people moving through the streets. A particluar old man catches his attention and he decides to follow him to learn more about him...
This story really makes you think. Its a story that you'll want to read several times.
The following brief summaries are designed to quickly give you an idea of what each story is about. Find something of interest then take a trip into Poe's imagination...
"Berenice"
This is a really creepy story with a gruesome ending. I don't want to give too much away. If you like horror stories, read this one. You'll shudder after you finish it...
"There came a light tap at the library door, and pale as the tenant of a tomb, a menial entered upon tiptoe. His looks were wild with terror, and he spoke to me in a voice tremulous, husky, and very low..."
Horror story about a cat
A drunk man kills his cat and it comes back to haunt him. In Poe's usual style, the narrator of the story is the killer and we see things through his eyes. Quite a horrific tale.
Talking with a dead man
A man dying from tuberculosis asks his friend, the narrator of the story, to hypnotize him just before death. The event is witnessed by two doctors and a medical student. The results are interesting to say the least.
"The Man of the Crowd"
How to follow someone
A man is sitting in a coffee shop, watching all of the different kinds of people moving through the streets. A particluar old man catches his attention and he decides to follow him to learn more about him...
This story really makes you think. Its a story that you'll want to read several times.
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