Gothic Fiction – Book Collection

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THE RAVEN

by LovelyMay — On a dreary midnight, the narrator finds himself engrossed in old, forgotten books, seeking respite from his sorrow over the loss of Lenore, a maiden "whom the angels name Lenore," now gone forever. His melancholy is disrupted by a soft, persistent tapping, which he initially dismisses as a visitor at his door. Curiosity piqued and heart racing with terror he's never felt before, he confronts the sound, only to find darkness. Whispering "Lenore" into this void, he's met only with an echo of the…
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The Masque of the Red Death

by LovelyMay — The "Masque of the Red Death," a tale by Edgar Allan Poe, unfolds in a country ravaged by the Red Death, a gruesome plague with fatal symptoms culminating in profuse bleeding and swift death within half an hour. Despite the pandemic's devastation, Prince Prospero, a figure of opulence and defiance, retires to a secluded abbey with a thousand of his carefree courtiers. Here, the prince orchestrates a lavish masquerade ball, an embodiment of denial and escapism amidst the terror outside. The setting of…
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The Cask of Amontillado

by LovelyMay — The story begins with the narrator recounting the injuries suffered at the hands of Fortunato, which culminated in an insult that the narrator could not forgive. Seeking revenge without wanting to expose himself to retribution, the narrator craftily plans to exploit Fortunato's pride in his wine connoisseurship. One evening during the carnival season, the narrator finds a heavily inebriated Fortunato and entices him with a claim of having acquired a cask of rare Amontillado. Despite Fortunato's apparent…
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THE RAVEN

The Masque of the Red Death

The Cask of Amontillado