Last Saturday I saw actor Joshua Kane perform a dramatic recital of Edgar Allan Poe material, including the Tell-Tale Heart, Hop-Frog, The Raven (of course), Cask of Amontillado. Sadly, he was forced to pass on the Masque of the Red Death (personal favorite) by a popular vote for Hop-Frog. To offset this injustice, please feel free to read it in it’s entirety at the Literature Network.

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