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The Oval Portrait: The shortest story by the master of Gothic literature

By Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Peter Cross
Unabridged — 9 minutes
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By Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Peter Cross
Unabridged — 9 minutes
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This is Edgar Allen Poe's shortest short story. Still, it is one of his most relevant works. It is a tale about an oval portrait hanging in a chateau that has a horrifying history. The painting is surrounded by mistery. After all, one can only wonder about what happened to the young girl depicted in the beautiful, yet haunting, painting. The Oval Portrait may present a brief text, but it is powerful enough to have inspired many authors, including Oscar Wilde and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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