“The Black Cat” is the well-known Edgar Allan Poe short story of a man who commits a crime and then cannot help but incriminate and condemn himself.

-The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers.

-Every effort has been made to keep the story as close to the original as possible--only word order and difficult vocabulary have been changed.

-End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text.

-AR Accelerated Reader Quiz No. 7902 EN Fiction IL: UG - BL: 9.9 Pts: 1.0.

-Modern readers will better understand and appreciate the story and the twisted workings of man teetering between sanity and madness.

For other classic short stories in easy to understand modern English search for “George Lakon” and www.EasyStories.net.

“The Black Cat” is the well-known Edgar Allan Poe short story of a man who commits a crime and then cannot help but incriminate and condemn himself.

-The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers.

-Every effort has been made to keep the story as close to the original as possible--only word order and difficult vocabulary have been changed.

-End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text.

-AR Accelerated Reader Quiz No. 7902 EN Fiction IL: UG - BL: 9.9 Pts: 1.0.

-Modern readers will better understand and appreciate the story and the twisted workings of man teetering between sanity and madness.

For other classic short stories in easy to understand modern English search for “George Lakon” and www.EasyStories.net.

The Black Cat

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