The Pit and the Pendulum
Edgar Allen Poe
Embark on a heart-pounding journey of survival in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum," where an unnamed narrator finds himself trapped in a nightmarish world of the Spanish Inquisition. Condemned to a ghastly death, he navigates the terrors of a dungeon's darkness, tormented by the threat of a descending, razor-sharp pendulum. Poe's evocative prose draws listeners into the narrator's desperate struggle for escape, painting a vivid picture of fear, suspense, and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of relentless horror.
Duration - 42m.
Author - Edgar Allen Poe.
Narrator - R. Douglas Patten.
Published Date - Tuesday, 17 January 2023.
Copyright - © 1842 Edgar Allen Poe ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Embark on a heart-pounding journey of survival in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum," where an unnamed narrator finds himself trapped in a nightmarish world of the Spanish Inquisition. Condemned to a ghastly death, he navigates the terrors of a dungeon's darkness, tormented by the threat of a descending, razor-sharp pendulum. Poe's evocative prose draws listeners into the narrator's desperate struggle for escape, painting a vivid picture of fear, suspense, and the triumph of the human spirit in the face of relentless horror. Duration - 42m. Author - Edgar Allen Poe. Narrator - R. Douglas Patten. Published Date - Tuesday, 17 January 2023. Copyright - © 1842 Edgar Allen Poe ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:17
The Pit and the Pendulum
Duration:00:39:23
Ending Credits
Duration:00:02:20