The Tell-Tale Heart
Ratings136
Average rating4.2
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Ratings136
Average rating4.2
Having killed in a fit of passion, an unnamed narrator quickly hides the victim’s body only to be haunted by the victim’s relentless heartbeat. A pioneer of the short story genre, Poe’s stories typically captured themes of the macabre and included elements of the mysterious. His better-known stories include “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, “The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.
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The quintessential Poe tale. He captures the experience of guilt in an impressive way. The timelessness of the telling is deeply impressive showing very little age as well. As one of Poe's most famous works there is nothing new I can add to its analysis but this is definitely an essential story for anyone to read.
This short story made me appreciate the genius writing of the author.
This schizophrenia makes it look like crazy, even though the narrator strives to prove otherwise. Whoever committed the crime shows his capacity for self-control and tells the details of the murder of the old man. Although he did not hate him, he is terrified and deep hatred for the eye of the old gentleman so he decides to murder the man to remove his evil eye. However, when he thinks he is free from all, now becomes obsessed with the beating of his hideous heart....
