Poe's Stories
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Manuscript Found in a Bottle Ligeia The Fall of the House of Usher William Wilson The Murders in the Rue-Morgue The Tell-Tale Heart The Pit and the Pendulum The Black Cat The Purloined Letter The Masque of the Red Death The Cask of Amontillado
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All Characters Narrator (M.S. Found in a Bottle) Ligeia Narrator (Ligeia) Lady Rowena of Tremaine Narrator (The Fall of the House of Usher) Roderick Usher Madeleine Usher William Wilson Narrator (The Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Purloined Letter) Auguste Dupin The Prefect of the Police Narrator (The Tell-Tale Heart) The Old Man Narrator (The Pit and the Pendulum) Narrator (The Black Cat) Narrator’s wife (The Black Cat) The Black Cat The Minister D____ Prince Prospero The Masque of the Red Death Narrator (The Cask of Amontillado) Fortunato
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Quizzes
All Quizzes Manuscript Found in a Bottle Quiz Ligeia Quiz The Fall of the House of Usher Quiz William Wilson Quiz The Murders in the Rue-Morgue Quiz The Tell-Tale Heart Quiz The Pit and the Pendulum Quiz The Black Cat Quiz The Purloined Letter Quiz The Masque of the Red Death Quiz The Cask of Amontillado Quiz
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Poe's Stories

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Edgar Allan Poe
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