Seven popular Poe stories, slightly adapted for language
learners. Stories are suitable for high-intermediate and advanced learners
of English. Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller contains seven popular Poe stories:
"The Mask of the Red Death," "The Story of William Wilson," "The Fall of the
House of Usher," "The Black Cat," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The
Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado."
Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller
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Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller -
90 pages - Seven popular Poe stories, slightly adapted for language
learners. Stories are suitable for high-intermediate and advanced learners
of English. Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller contains seven popular Poe stories:
"The Mask of the Red Death," "The Story of William Wilson," "The Fall of the
House of Usher," "The Black Cat," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The
Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado." Note: This is the full book link.
The Mask of the Red Death -
5 pages - The text of this story in Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller
describe a man named Prospero who isolates himself in one of his palaces to
escape the deadly disease Red Death, which has been sweeping the country.
However, a ghastly visitor shows up to his masquerade party uninvited.
The Story of William Wilson -
16 pages - The text of this psychological story in Edgar Allan Poe:
Storyteller describe a narrator who asks to be called "William Wilson" and
tells a tale about his encounters with his mysterious doppelganger. Try as
he might to escape from the haunting whisper of an unknown figure, William
Wilson always comes face to face ... with himself.
The Fall of the House of Usher -
12 pages - The text of this gothic story in Edgar Allan Poe:
Storyteller describe a narrator who visits the macabre home of his childhood
friend. As the narrator spends more time in the House of Usher, he discovers
more within this House of Horrors.
Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller
The Black Cat -
4 pages - The text of this story in Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller
describe a man who, while telling his story on the eve of his death,
proclaims that he is psychologically sound despite his drunken and violent
rages. At the center of his story is his beloved black cat Pluto. After
Pluto bites the narrator on the hand during one of his drunken rages, he
starts to go down a violent path.
The Murders in the Rue Morgue -
26 pages - The text of this murder/detective story in Edgar Allan
Poe: Storyteller are about a man named C. Auguste Dupin, who brillantly
solves the murder of Madame L'Espanaye and Mademoiselle Camille.
Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller
Audio
Note:
The following stories contain audio programs.
Instructions: 1. Click the story links in
blue print to open the written text
in a new window 2. Then click the play
button on the audio player to listen to the audio version
The Tell-Tale Heart -
4 pages - The text of this story in Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller are
about a man who is obsessed with an elderly man's pale blue eye. During one
of his late night watches of the old man, the man hears the old man's heart
beating louder and louder.
The Cask of Amontillado -
5 pages - The text of this story in Edgar Allan Poe: Storyteller are
about a man named Montresor who wants to commit revenge against his "friend"
Fortunato. Luring the wine-loving Fortunato with the promise of tasting the
rare and fine wine Amontillado, Montresor leads him down beneath his palace
into the bowels of the earth.
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