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The Pit and the Pendulum

Edgar Allen Poe

Embark on a heart-pounding journey of survival in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum," where an unnamed narrator finds himself trapped in a nightmarish world of the Spanish Inquisition. Condemned to a ghastly death, he navigates the terrors of a dungeon's darkness, tormented by the threat of a descending, razor-sharp pendulum. Poe's evocative prose draws listeners into the narrator's desperate struggle for escape, painting a vivid picture of fear, suspense, and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of relentless horror. Duration - 18h 1m. Author - Edgar Allen Poe. Narrator - R. Douglas Patten. Published Date - Tuesday, 17 January 2023. Copyright - © 1842 Edgar Allen Poe ©.

Location:

United States

Description:

Embark on a heart-pounding journey of survival in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum," where an unnamed narrator finds himself trapped in a nightmarish world of the Spanish Inquisition. Condemned to a ghastly death, he navigates the terrors of a dungeon's darkness, tormented by the threat of a descending, razor-sharp pendulum. Poe's evocative prose draws listeners into the narrator's desperate struggle for escape, painting a vivid picture of fear, suspense, and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of relentless horror. Duration - 18h 1m. Author - Edgar Allen Poe. Narrator - R. Douglas Patten. Published Date - Tuesday, 17 January 2023. Copyright - © 1842 Edgar Allen Poe ©.

Language:

English


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