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"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.
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".
Poe had sought Washington Irving to endorse the book, writing to him, "If I could be permitted to add even a word or two from yourself... my fortune would be made". [2] In his preface, Poe wrote the now-famous quote defending himself from the criticism that his tales were part of "Germanism".
Everett Ruess (March 28, 1914 – c. November 1934) was an American artist, poet, and writer.He carried out solo explorations of the High Sierra, the California coast, and the deserts of the American Southwest.
Ruse is an autobiographical account written by investigative journalist and FBI counterintelligence operative, Robert Eringer. [1] Ruse covers the author's covert interactions with CIA defector, Edward Lee Howard in the late years of his life. The primary objective is to convince Howard to travel outside of Russia, to a jurisdiction where he ...
He also advises Inspector Jenks of the ruse, earning a stern reprimand. Fatty then resolves to share information on the case with Goon. Sid, whose verbal communication is hampered by a proclivity for toffees that stick his teeth together, manages to tell Fatty he saw the vanished prince hiding in the base of a large double-pram, used by a woman ...
Thomas Dunn English (June 29, 1819 – April 1, 1902) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895.