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The Masque of the Red Death

by Edgar Allan Poe

Short stories · Gothic

Open Library OL41050W

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.

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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. More of this shelf for Edgar Allan Poe.

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