A Descent into the Maelström
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"A Descent into the Maelström" is an 1841 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales
Artist Harry Clarke's 1919 illustration for "A Descent into the Maelström"
"A Descent into the Maelström" first appeared in Graham's Magazine, May 1841.
The Oval Portrait
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"The Oval Portrait" is a horror short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, involving the disturbing circumstances of a portrait in a château. It is one of his shortest stories, filling only two p
Illustration by Jean-Paul Laurens for The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Vol. 2. Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1895.
"The Oval Portrat" was first published under the title "Life in Death" in Graham's Magazine, April 1842.