num_pages: 24
description: In this story of artistic obsession a wounded man finds shelter in an abandoned chteau in the Appenines and with his valet settles into a small apartment in a remote turret. The oddly shaped room is full of paintings and on his pillow the man finds a small book that appears to tell their stories. One painting in particular of a beautiful girl holds him spellbound and consulting the history book he learns the startling secret of the oval portraits extraordinary execution.A pioneer of the short story genre Edgar Allan Poes stories typically captured themes of the macabre and included elements of the mysterious. His better-known stories include The Fall of the House of Usher The Pit and the Pendulum The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Masque of the Red Death and The Tell-Tale Heart.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
language: English
title: The Oval Portrait
publisher: None