The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story first published in 1842. Prince Prospero and a thousand nobles seal themselves inside an abbey to escape a deadly plague called the Red Death. During a lavish masquerade ball in seven color-coded rooms, a mysterious masked figure appears, dressed as a plague victim. As the stranger moves through each chamber, terror spreads among the guests. This Gothic tale
explores themes of mortality, isolation, and the futility of escaping death's inevitable reach. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Masque of the Red Death |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death |
| Credits | Produced by Levent Kurnaz. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Horror tales, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1064 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01064-9 |
| Release Date | Jun 6, 2010 |
| Last Update | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 7177 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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