Edgar Allen Poe is seen today as one of the greatestpractitioners of gothic and detective fiction that ever lived, and popularculture is replete with references to him. In "e;The Pit and the Pendulum,"e; oneof his most famous short works, a condemned man is judged guilty by the SpanishInquisition and sentenced to die. Locked away in a pitch-black cell, he soondiscovers a pit in the center of the room, a watery grave at its base. Abovehim hangs a large, razor-sharp pendulum. As the man is slowly tortured, he must face either the pit or the pendulum.Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.
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Аудиокнигу читает: Richard Powers
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