The Black Cat
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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. His favorite, a pet black cat, bites him one night and the narrator punishes it by cutting its eye out and then hanging it from a tree. The home burns down but one remaining wall shows a burned outline of a cat hanging from a noose. He soon finds another black cat, similar to the first except for a white mark on its chest, but he develops a hatred for it as well. He
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Manufacturer: BookSurge Classics
Release date: 2 February 2004
ISBN-10 : 1594561753 | ISBN-13: 9781594561757
Release date: 2 February 2004
ISBN-10 : 1594561753 | ISBN-13: 9781594561757
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