Author
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) is represented here by 15 public-domain titles, including Eureka: A Prose Poem, First Project Gutenberg Collection of Edgar Allan Poe, and Le Corbeau = The Raven. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.
The Cask of Amontillado, set in an unnamed Italian city at Carnival time, concerns a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative follows a person being buried alive – in this case, by immurement.
The Masque of the Red Death stays with Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball in seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color.