Biographical Stories Nathaniel Hawthorne http://feedbooks.com/book/1590 en 1842 Biography http://feedbooks.com/book/1590.png http://feedbooks.com/book/1590.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/1590.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/1590.mobi Dead Souls Nikolai Gogol http://www.feedbooks.com/book/12 urn:isbn:0679776443 en 1842 Novels Since its publication in 1842, Dead Souls has been celebrated as a supremely realistic portrait of provincial Russian life and as a splendidly exaggerated tale; as a paean to the Russian spirit and as a remorseless satire of imperial Russian venality, vulgarity, and pomp. As Gogol's wily antihero, Chichikov, combs the back country wheeling and dealing for "dead souls"--deceased serfs who still represent money to anyone sharp enough to trade in them--we are introduced to a Dickensian cast of peasants, landowners, and conniving petty officials, few of whom can resist the seductive illogic of Chichikov's proposition. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/12.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/12.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/12.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/12.mobi The Black Cat Edgar Allan Poe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/759 urn:isbn:0582417740 en 1842 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery "The Black Cat" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". In both, a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable, but eventually breaks down and reveals himself, impelled by a nagging reminder of his guilt. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/759.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/759.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/759.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/759.mobi The Gold-Bug Edgar Allan Poe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/774 urn:isbn:0486268756 en 1842 Short Fiction http://www.feedbooks.com/book/774.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/774.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/774.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/774.mobi The Landscape Garden Edgar Allan Poe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/782 en 1842 Short Fiction http://www.feedbooks.com/book/782.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/782.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/782.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/782.mobi The Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/789 en 1842 Short Fiction Horror "The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death", is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. When Prospero confronts this stranger, he falls dead. The story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the disease of the "Red Death." http://www.feedbooks.com/book/789.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/789.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/789.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/789.mobi The Mysterious Portrait Nikolai Gogol http://www.feedbooks.com/book/537 urn:isbn:0226300684 en 1842 Short Fiction http://www.feedbooks.com/book/537.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/537.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/537.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/537.mobi The Mystery of Marie Rogêt Edgar Allan Poe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/796 en 1842 Short Fiction Crime/Mystery http://www.feedbooks.com/book/796.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/796.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/796.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/796.mobi The Oval Portrait Edgar Allan Poe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/800 en 1842 Short Fiction http://www.feedbooks.com/book/800.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/800.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/800.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/800.mobi The Pit and the Pendulum Edgar Allan Poe http://www.feedbooks.com/book/801 en 1842 Short Fiction Horror "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story is deemed guilty for an unnamed crime and put into a completely dark room. He passes out while trying to determine the size of the room. When he wakes up, he realizes there is a large, deep pit in the middle of the room. He loses consciousness again and awakens strapped on his back, unable to move more than his head. He soon realizes there is a large blade-like pendulum hanging above him, slowly getting closer to cutting through his chest. He finds a way to escape but the walls of his prison start to move and close in on him, pushing him closer and closer to falling into the pit. The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader because of its heavy focus on the senses, such as sound, emphasizing its reality, unlike many of Poe's stories which are aided by the supernatural. The traditional elements established in popular horror tales at the time are followed but critical reception has been mixed. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/801.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/801.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/801.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/801.mobi