Masque of the Red Death (Jamestown Classics)

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"The Masque of the Red Death" (originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, 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, hosts a masquerade ball in seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger, whose "costume" proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn. The story was first published in May 1842 in Graham's Magazine and has since been adapted in many different forms, including a 1964 film starring Vincent Price. Poe's short story has also been alluded to by other works in many types of media.

Excerpt

THE “Red Death” had long devastated the country.

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Other Editions

• The Masque of the Red Death - Generations Radio Theater Presents (NPR): Radio Program edition, Audio Cassette - 1998-02-01 - DH Audio
• La máscara de la muerte roja - 2004 - Guadal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• The Masque of The Red Death, Paperback - 2004-04-30 - BookSurge Classics
• La Mascara de La Muerte Roja, Hardcover - 2004-10-01 - Guadal
• The Masque of the Red Death, Paperback - 2007 - Perfection Learning
• The Masque of the Red Death, eBook - 2009 - Penguin Group UK, London, New York (State)
• The Masque of the Red Death, eBook - 2010-06-06 - Project Gutenberg
• The Masque of the Red Death, paperback - 2013-03-13 - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• The masque of the red death/Le masque de la mort rouge, paperback - 2016-04-28 - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• The Masque of the Red Death, paperback - 2017-03-23 - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• The Masque of the Red Death [diglot], paperback - 2018-01-26 - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• The Masque of the Red Death, Hardcover - 2018-08-26 - Lulu.com
• Masque of the Red Death : Large Print Edition - 2020 - Independently Published
• Le Masque de la mort rouge: Version 2, Audiobook - 2021-04-26 - Audiocite
• Die Maske des Roten Todes, Hardcover -
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