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It was a black cat -- a very large one -- fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every respect but one. Pluto had not a white hair upon any portion of his body; but this cat had a large, although indefinite splotch of white, covering nearly the whole region of the breast.
"The Black Cat" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post . In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them.
- Edgar Allan Poe, 晶 渡部
- 1843
May 17, 2024 · The Black Cat, short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in The Saturday Evening Post in August 1843 and included in Poe’s 1845 collection Tales. The narrator of “The Black Cat” is an animal lover who, as he descends into alcoholism and perverse violence, begins mistreating his wife and his black cat Pluto.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A short story by Edgar Allan Poe about a man who murders his wife and buries her body behind a wall with the help of a black cat. The cat later reveals the crime and the man is arrested.
Aug 9, 2019 · A classic tale of horror by Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat explores the themes of insanity, superstition, and alcoholism. The narrator, a former lover of animals and his wife, becomes obsessed with killing the black cat that symbolizes his evil and destroys his home and family.
- Esther Lombardi
A Gothic tale of a man who murders his pet cat and then sees its image in the wall after a fire. Explore the themes, symbols, and literary devices of this classic story by Edgar Allan Poe.
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A disturbing tale of a murderer who blames his cruelty towards animals and his wife on alcohol. The story explores themes of guilt, punishment, and the supernatural, and features a narrator who is not to be trusted.
