The Masque of the Red Death

Livro digital

Título:
The Masque of the Red Death

Autor:
Edgar Allan Poe

Categoria:
Ficção > Terror

Pessoa doadora:
Raffaello D. N.

Sinopse:
The Masque of the Red Death is Poe’s glittering nightmare about denial, privilege, and mortality. As a devastating plague ravages the country, Prince Prospero seals himself and his guests inside a fortified abbey, surrounding them with music, color, luxury, and spectacle. The celebration becomes more disturbing as Poe moves through the abbey’s symbolic rooms and toward the black chamber with its ominous clock. No wall, costume, or performance can keep death outside forever, and the story turns a masquerade into a ritual of inevitability. This edition is in English and preserves Poe’s public-domain text. It is a short, vivid classic for readers who want Gothic horror with allegorical force, visual richness, and the cold satisfaction of a perfectly timed ending.