Book Title: The Cask of Amontillado

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Book Description: "The Cask of Amontillado" (1846) is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Set in Italy in an unspecified year, the story is about a man, Montresor, luring his former friend Fortunato to a fatal immurement for reasons unclear to the audience.

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“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846) is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. Set in Italy in an unspecified year, the story is about a man, Montresor, luring his former friend Fortunato to a fatal immurement for reasons unclear to the audience.

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Edgar Allan Poe

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Title
The Cask of Amontillado
Author
Edgar Allan Poe
License

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This work (The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe) is free of known copyright restrictions.

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Cover image by Harry Clarke, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Publisher
Ryerson University
Publication Date
February 15, 2022