k The Pitfall and the Pendulum. The Pit and the Pendulum 1843 story by Edgar Allan Poe 18091849 American poet and story writer, creator of the American Gothic story. The prisoner, condemned to death by the Inquisition, lies looking up at the pendulum armed with a scimitar blade which is swinging nearer his heart with each sweep. At the last moment, rats eat through his bonds and free him to undergo the next ordeal. Illustration published London 1882. Editorial Stock Photo - Afloimages
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The Pitfall and the Pendulum. The Pit and the Pendulum 1843 story by Edgar Allan Poe 1809 1849 American poet and story writer, creator of the American Gothic story. The prisoner, condemned to death by the Inquisition, lies looking up at the pendulum armed with a scimitar blade which is swinging nearer his heart with each sweep. At the last moment, rats eat through his bonds and free him to undergo the next ordeal. Illustration published London 1882.
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The Pit and the Pendulum (1843) story by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) American poet and story writer, creator of the American Gothic story. The prisoner, condemned to death by the Inquisition, lies looking up at the pendulum armed with a scimitar blade which is swinging nearer his heart with each sweep. At the last moment, rats eat through his bonds and free him to undergo the next ordeal. Illustration published London 1882.

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