The Pit and the Pendulum
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| General | |
| Category | Equipment > Books |
| Properties | See: Books |
| Read Online | Project Gutenberg |
| About | |
| Author | Edgar Allen Poe |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short Stories |
The Pit and the Pendulum is 1842 a short story by renowned author Edgar Allen Poe. The tale is fictional, based around the topic of the Spanish Inquisition, and details the suffering of a prisoner during that event in history using strong language to engage the reader's senses.
