The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe PDF Free Download

The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe is a popular short story that was initially printed in The Saturday Evening Post on August 19, 1843. An unidentified narrator of the narrative initially feels deeply for animals before perversely turning to mistreat them.

Short Story Description

This story is narrated by an unnamed narrator, who punishes his beloved black cat, who is his favorite, for biting him one night by chopping off its eye and hanging it from a tree. The house burns down, but a charred image of a cat hanging from a noose is still visible on one wall.

He quickly discovers a second black cat that is nearly identical to the first one—aside from a white spot on its chest—but he too quickly grows to detest it. His wife prevents him from killing the cat with an axe, so the narrator kills her instead. In his basement, he hides the body behind a brick wall.

Download The Black Cat PDF by Edgar Allan Poe

Get the PDF eBook of this short story, which examines the psychology of guilt and is frequently analyzed alongside Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” In each, the killer meticulously hides his crime and thinks he is untouchable, but finally gives in and admits it, driven by a persistent reminder of his remorse.

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