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a delightfully morbid, fantastical story. i love that the literary discussion opportunities abound. WAS he mad? was it guilt? was he being haunted? we can only guess.
An unnamed narrator who is telling this story plots to kill an elderly man because he hates his horrible and scary "vulture eye"...Enjoyable, atmospheric, fast and creepy read. Poe was a great storyteller!
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeA perfect haunting short story that will allow you to examine madness and wickedness at the depths of the human soul. It's not a horror story. But a kind of psychological tale. Strange the story. Easy to read. Quick to finish. Really loved this first-person storytelling. It's beautiful writing, and a very intense story will make anyone ponder for a long time. And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense? Good...
The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe is perhaps the ultimate author for fans of Gothic and macabre horror stories. Here is a carefully selected collection of his finest stories, this book includes, 'The Pit and the Pendulum', 'The Tell Tale Heart', 'The Cask of Amontillado' and many more.It is relayed by an unnamed narrator who endeavors to convince the reader of his sanity while simultaneously describing a murder he committed.The victim was an old man with a filmy "vulture-eye",
Creepy and fascinating...wonderfully evil and beautifully written... Edgar Allen Poe, the master of dark stories. First published in 1843, that's a long long time ago.... Three stories in this Penguin classics booklet, the famous Tell-Tale Heart (brilliantly weird and insane), The Fall of the House of Usher (what's going on exactly.... very poeticly written, intriguing, dark and mysterious atmosphere) and The Cask of Amontillado (wonderfully evil story). Loved it, beautiful language and Poe real...
A very dark story about a man's descent into madness. I really enjoyed Poe's unique, somewhat poetic, writing style. Perfect for my Halloween reading.
First published in the year 1843!Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart is a well-written short story. It is about a murder and where in, the muderer, who also happens to be the narrator in the book, tries to convince self and the reader that the act is justified. The gender of the narrator is not clear.The reason behind the act is the vulture eye of the victim:"It was open - wide, wide open - and I grew furious as I gazed upon it. I saw it with perfect distinctness -all a dull blue, with a hideo...
Who wouldn't find this insanity pure bliss? OK, possible exaggeration, but honestly... the rhythm and the beat of the words just make their own music in your mind and your breath as you read through them. A master... I wish I could have met him. Guessing what the noise is and what's going on around you... makes you want to watch the whole scene looking in from the window. About Me For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT.
One of the best short stories ever written, scared the bejesus out of me when I was a teenager and as you know teenagers are scared of nothing, because they know everything. Ha!
Typical Poe.He is so descriptive, yet we don't actually know much about the narrator.I think he's Poe himself.
“It was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye."An unnamed narrator, plots to kill an elderly man, because he’s terrified of his ‘vulture’ eye! He tries to convince the reader that he is a sane and caring person because of the way he plans and carries out the murder. Macabre read from Edgar Allen Poe, circa 1843.http://m.free-short-stories.org.uk/ed...
The narrator, a mad man, calmly tells the readers how he killed his boss (the old man) because he was enraged by his boss’ eye since it looks like a “vulture’s eye” that he felt always watched him. Eventually the guilt of commiting a murder drives him insane and he reveals his crime.Classic horror! Perfect blend of language and great storytelling. Short, compelling and a spooky read. Fascinating to hear the murderer's perspective and watch him slowly lose his sanity through his narration. Intere...
