Cask of Amontillado E-book Author: Edgar Allan Poe Genre: Literature, Terror
Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-49) - American poet, short-story writer, and critic
who is best known for his tales of ratiocination, his fantastical horror
stories, and his genre-founding detective stories. Poe, whose cloudy
personal life is a virtual legend, considered himself primarily a poet.
The Cask of Amontillado (1846) - A man is lured to a wine cellar. This is
one of Poe's best-known, most highly regarded, and most realistic stories.
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