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The Cask of Amontillado Fifteen of Edgar Allan Poe's Greatest Stories

Edgar Allan Poe

"The Cask of Amontillado" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most enduring works. This is a collection of his greatest tales of grime and darkness, with his poem, "The Raven", included as a bonus.

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The episode featured a reading of the title without any commentary, presenting the classic revenge tale of a man luring his friend into catacombs and walling him in. The host highlighted the story's dark atmosphere and plot details while simply letting the text speak for itself.

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It was read without commentary, and tells the story of a man seeking revenge on Fortunato, luring him into his family's catacombs and walling him in.

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The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could. But when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.

I must not only punish, but punish with impunity.

He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine.

In this respect, I did not differ from him materially. I was skillful in the Italian vintages myself and bought largely whenever I could.

It was about dusk one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season that I encountered my friend.

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