You’ll never guess who came to stay at the weekend? (well actually you probably would, simply from looking at the snapshots, but just humour me OK? :o)) That’s right, none other than Mr. Edgar Allan Poe! He’d heard about the iPoe Reading Challenge and figured he’d check out the guy who created it and hang [...]
The narrator relates the tale of a friend, William Legrand, who following the discovery of a bug made of solid-gold, seemingly heads down a path of insanity as his demeanor and character rapidly begin to change. Legrand’s apparent bout of insanity culminates when he takes a trip with his Negro attendant Jupiter and the narrator, [...]
Apologies to those tuning in to follow the progress on my recently launched iPoe Challenge, only to find I’ve not made a lot of progress really. What would seem like a dormant reading challenge is actually quite the opposite. I’ve been busy converting all of the stories (with the exception of Narrative of A. Gordon [...]
The official Edgar Allan Poe bicentennial event - Nevermore 2009, is announced in Baltimore
Well I’ve hinted about it for long enough now, and as one challenge I’m engaged in ends it’s the perfect time to announce (especially on Halloween), the launch of yet another reading challenge of my own - the iPoe Story Reading Challenge (I know - it’s kind of spoofy and cheesy but I couldn’t resist [...]
This week instead of ’spotlighting’ a book(s) already on my shelves, I go through a batch of ‘new reads’ I bought today.
*Title: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Date Read: 20 October 2008
Available Online?: YES
Briefly: Fortunato has in some way insulted the narrator and he wishes to seek his revenge. He leads Fortunato to his (the narrator’s) wine cellars on the premise of wishing to draw on his experience of wine. Unsuspecting, Fortunato willingly follows.
Afterthoughts: [...]
One of the best short stories I’ve read during my 100 Shots of Short reading challenge so far, has undoubtedly been Edgar Allan Po’s Tell-Tale Heart (afterthoughts). I’m not sure if it’s the dark brutality of the story, the sheer madness portrayed in the chief protagonist, or a combination of both that draws me to [...]
Title: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Date Read: 05 October 2008
Available Online?: YES
Briefly: A dark tale about the murder of an old man.
Afterthoughts: I absolutely loved this short story - Edgar Allen Poe at his best (and darkest). I didn’t think it possible to build tension and suspense in a work so short, but [...]
