“The Cask of Amontillado” is a horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). First published in 1846, the tale is centered around a deathly revenge between two friends. “Nemo me impune lacessit”—“ No one insults me with impunity.”This edition also contains a long note on Poe’s life and work written by French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) in 1852. The essay was translated in English by Henry Curwen (1845-1892) in 1873.
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- Release Date 02/06/2014
- Authors Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, Henry Curwen
- Language English
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