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The Black Cat

by Edgar Allan Poe · 1822

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"The Black Cat" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them. This story also contained in: 18 Best Stories 6 nouvelles fantastiques Best Horror Stories Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe Best Short Stories Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe Campfire Chillers Charles Keeping's Book of Classic Ghost Stories Chat noir et autres contes fantastiques Chat noir et autres nouvelles Chat noir et autres nouvelles Chat noir et autres nouvelles Chat noir et autres récits fantastique Closed on Account of Rabies Complete Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Together with a selection from his stories Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales and Poems Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Creepy Classics II Cuentos clásicos del norte: Primera Serie Edgar Allan Poe Reader Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Fall of the House of Usherand Four Other Tales Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales Fall of the House of Usher and other stories Feline Felonies Forty-Two Tales Gato negro y otros cuentos Ghostly Ghostly Tales and Eerie Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Published
1822
Pages
32
ISBN
978-1-5945-6175-7
Readers
4.1 / 5 from 21 ratings (Open Library)
Genre
Horror , Children's , Short Stories , Thriller

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