The Cask of Amontillado

by Edgar Allan Poe

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Poetry Classic literature The Cask of Amontillado

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Text source: Project Gutenberg
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Text rights: Public domain — original text
Credit: Edgar Allan Poe, “The Cask of Amontillado”, from The Cask of Amontillado. Original public-domain poem; source Project Gutenberg #1063. This historical edition’s wording is retained. Surrounding anthology, editorial material and illustrations omitted; text reformatted for reading. Source metadata identifies public domain in the USA.

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