Edgar Allan Poe - American English

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Edgar Allan Poe:

storyteller

Edgar Allan Poe

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Seven Stories Adapted from Edgar Allan Poe

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A Ladder Edition at the 4,000-word level

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Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Second Edition: 2013 ISBN (print) 978-1-624-25060-6 ISBN (PDF) 978-1-624-25061-3 ISBN (ePub) 978-1-624-25062-0 ISBN (mobi) 978-1-624-25063-7

Adapted and published by: Office of English Language Programs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

United States Department of State Washington, D.C.

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The Ladder Series of books are specially prepared editions of well-known American books. They have been made easier to read for the enjoyment of readers for whom English is a second language.

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The Mask of the Red Death

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The Story of William Wilson

Part One

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Part Two

10

Part Three

14

Part Four

18

CONTENTS

The Fall of the House of Usher

Part One

22

Part Two

26

Part Three

30

The Black Cat

34

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Part One

38

Part Two

42

Part Three

47

Part Four

51

Part Five

55

Part Six

60

The Tell-Tale Heart

64

The Cask of Amontillado

68

Glossary

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The Mask of the Red Death

The Red deaTh had long been feeding on The counTRy. no sickness had ever been so deadly -- so great a killer -- or so fearful to see. Blood was its mark -- the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and a sudden feeling that the mind was rushing in circles inside the head. Then there was bleeding through the skin, though it was not cut or broken -- and then, death! The bright red spots upon the body and especially upon the face of the sick man made other men turn away from him, afraid to try to help. And the sickness lasted, from the beginning to the end, no more than half an hour.

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