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The Cask is a 1920 detective novel by the Irish-born writer Freeman Wills Crofts.His debut novel, it is considered his masterpiece. [1] Long after the author's reputation had declined, this book was still hailed by critics as a cornerstone of the genre [2] Crofts had been working as a railway engineer before writing the novel, but its success launched him as one of the leading writers of the ...
"The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him.
Freeman Wills Crofts FRSA (1 June 1879 – 11 April 1957) was an Irish engineer and mystery author, remembered best for the character of Inspector Joseph French.. A railway engineer by training, Crofts introduced railway themes into many of his stories, which were notable for their intricate planning.
The line "For the love of God, Robinson!" is a direct reference to "For the love of God, Montresor!" from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. Dolan's Cadillac holds many ties to "The Cask of Amontillado," chiefly in Robinson's burial of Dolan.
Three short sequences, based on the following Poe tales, are told: "Morella", "The Black Cat" (which is combined with another Poe tale, "The Cask of Amontillado"), and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar". Each sequence is introduced via voiceover narration by Vincent Price, who also appears in all three narratives.
"The Cask of Amontillado" represents Poe's attempt at literary revenge on a personal enemy, [3] and "Hop-Frog" may have had a similar motivation. As Poe had been pursuing relationships with Sarah Helen Whitman and Nancy Richmond (whether romantic or platonic is uncertain), members of literary circles in New York City spread gossip and incited ...
The plot of the game is loosely based on the Nancy Drew book Curse of the Black Cat. The Dark Eye follows the Poe stories "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Tell-Tale Heart", and "Berenice" from the point of view of an unnamed narrator. Fallout 4 features Fort Independence after a nuclear war. In the basement, a skeleton can be found entombed in a ...
The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel.His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing. [1]