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The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe · 1958 · 73 pages
Having killed in a fit of passion, an unnamed narrator quickly hides the victim’s body only to be haunted by the victim’s relentless heartbeat. A pioneer of the short story genre, Poe’s stories typically captured themes of the macabre and included elements of the mysterious. His better-known stories include “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, “The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.
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Kirk Hammett
“The very first horror author I ever read was Edgar Allan Poe, which is probably true for a lot of people. I discovered him when I was in second or third grade. And The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe was one of my most favorite stories, it was so creepy. Love it, love it, love it.”↗