Le Puits et le Pendule
About this book
"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story describes his experience of being tortured. The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader because of its heavy focus on the senses, such as sound, emphasizing its reality, unlike many of Poe's stories which are aided by the supernatural. The traditional elements established in popular horror tales at the time are followed, but critical reception has been mixed. The tale has been adapted to film several times.
Profil du lecteur
3.9/5 · 93 lecteurs · 33 pages · ≈ 37 min · Modéré
Combien de temps pour lire The Pit and the Pendulum ?
Environ ≈ 37 min — 33 pages, à raison d'environ 250 mots par page et 225 mots par minute.
Combien de pages fait The Pit and the Pendulum ?
33 pages dans son édition la plus lue.
Quel est le genre de The Pit and the Pendulum ?
Il se trouve dans les rayons Short Stories, Horror, Fiction.
The Pit and the Pendulum a-t-il été adapté au cinéma ou à la télévision ?
Oui — les adaptations incluent The Pit and the Pendulum (1991), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961).
The Pit and the Pendulum est-il dans le domaine public ?
Oui — il est libre de lecture et de partage.
Qui sont les personnages principaux de The Pit and the Pendulum ?
Les personnages principaux incluent Father Time.
Où se déroule The Pit and the Pendulum ?
L'histoire se déroule à Toledo, Spain.
Qui a écrit The Pit and the Pendulum ?
Edgar Allan Poe.
Où lire The Pit and the Pendulum gratuitement en ligne ?
Il est dans le domaine public — lisez-le gratuitement sur Open Library. Open Library
“I WAS sick - sick unto death with that long agony: and when they at length unbound me, and I was permitted to sit, I felt that my senses were leaving me.”