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"The Black Cat" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them.
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Chat noir et autres contes fantastiques
Chat noir et autres nouvelles
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Publish Date
June 1989
Publisher
Balance Pub Co
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The Black Cat
1995, Worthington Press, Worthington Pr
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"FOR the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to open, I neither expect nor solicit belief."
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FOR the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.
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Links outside Open Library
- The Black Cat (short story) - Wikipedia
- The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe - Poestories.com
- Poe's Short Stories “The Black Cat” (1843) Summary & Analysis
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- 'The Black Cat,' by Edgar Allan Poe - VOA Learning English
- "The Black Cat" - Cliffs Notes
- The Black Cat - Edgar Allan Poe
- eapoe.org/works/info/pt044
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