
THE GOLD-BUG & OTHER TALES
Recommended in Program(s): Challenge I
Cycle(s): N/A
From The Gold-Bug and Other Tales, Challenge I students read Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Pit and the Pendulum.” This masterfully chilling, densely imaginative tale takes place during the Spanish Inquisition, following the experience of a man imprisoned in darkness. Students encounter not only dark, brilliant writing, but also questions of truth, human nature, and the deceit of senses.
- Paperback
- 121 pages ("The Pit and the Pendulum" is 12 pages)
- © 2015
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$1.80THE GOLD-BUG & OTHER TALES
Recommended in Program(s): Challenge I
Cycle(s): N/A
From The Gold-Bug and Other Tales, Challenge I students read Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Pit and the Pendulum.” This masterfully chilling, densely imaginative tale takes place during the Spanish Inquisition, following the experience of a man imprisoned in darkness. Students encounter not only dark, brilliant writing, but also questions of truth, human nature, and the deceit of senses.
- Paperback
- 121 pages ("The Pit and the Pendulum" is 12 pages)
- © 2015
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Recommended in Program(s): Challenge I
Cycle(s): N/A
From The Gold-Bug and Other Tales, Challenge I students read Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Pit and the Pendulum.” This masterfully chilling, densely imaginative tale takes place during the Spanish Inquisition, following the experience of a man imprisoned in darkness. Students encounter not only dark, brilliant writing, but also questions of truth, human nature, and the deceit of senses.
- Paperback
- 121 pages ("The Pit and the Pendulum" is 12 pages)
- © 2015



















