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Gr 9 Up—Hinds adds to his impressive library of graphic novel adaptations with this collection of stories and poems. In "The Masque of the Red Death," a prince holds a massive party inside a fortified castle while his subjects die of plague outside his walls—that is, until a mysterious stranger appears at the door. In "The Cask of Amontillado," a young man plots revenge against a man who insulted him. In "The Pit and the Pendulum," a frightened man must escape the clutches of the Spanish Inquisition before it's too l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Graphic novelist Hinds (The Odyssey, rev. 11/10; Macbeth, rev. 3/15) continues his tour through the classics as he takes on the work of Edgar Allan Poe, adapting three poems ("Annabel Lee," "The Bells," and "The Raven") and four stories ("The Masque of the Red Death," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Tell-Tale Heart"). A "Poe Checklist" at the beginning enumerates a dozen common themes and tropes (e.g., "creepy animals," "premature burial...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Graphic novelist Hinds (The Odyssey, rev. 11/10; Macbeth, rev. 3/15) continues his tour through the classics as he takes on the work of Edgar Allan Poe, adapting three poems ("Annabel Lee," "The Bells," and "The Raven") and four stories ("The Masque of the Red Death," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Tell-Tale Heart"). A "Poe Checklist" at the beginning enumerates a dozen common themes and tropes (e.g., "creepy animals," "premature burial...Log In or Sign Up to Read More