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The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

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Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................1 Edgar Allan Poe Biography...............................................................................................................................2 Summary..............................................................................................................................................................3 Critical Discussion..............................................................................................................................................5 Characters...........................................................................................................................................................6 Themes.................................................................................................................................................................7 Style......................................................................................................................................................................9 Historical Context.............................................................................................................................................11 Critical Overview..............................................................................................................................................12 Essays and Criticism.........................................................................................................................................14 Narrative


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