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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 pages in its initial publication in 1842. The tale begins with an injured narrator (the story offers no further explanation of his impairment) seeking refuge in an abandoned mansion in the Apennines. The narrator spends his time admiring the paintings that decorate the strangely shaped room and reading through a reference book, found on a pillow, that describes them.
Author Edgar Allan Poe
Narrator Sam Kusi
Duration 7 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9783711947543
Format Audiobook
Publisher Bookstream Audiobooks
Genre Classic fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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