The Duc de L'Omelette
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| Author: | Edgar Allan Poe | ISBN: | 9782291024620 |
| Publisher: | AB Books | Publication: | May 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edgar Allan Poe |
| ISBN: | 9782291024620 |
| Publisher: | AB Books |
| Publication: | May 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
"The Duc de L'Omelette" is a humorous short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier on March 3, 1832, and was subsequently revised a number of times by the author. The Duc de L'Omelette dies while dining on an ortolan, and finds himself in hell: an apartment filled with various works of art that has a window overlooking a fiery landscape. Face to face with Satan, the Duc manages to avoid damnation by cheating him at cards.[1]
"The Duc de L'Omelette" is a humorous short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the Philadelphia Saturday Courier on March 3, 1832, and was subsequently revised a number of times by the author. The Duc de L'Omelette dies while dining on an ortolan, and finds himself in hell: an apartment filled with various works of art that has a window overlooking a fiery landscape. Face to face with Satan, the Duc manages to avoid damnation by cheating him at cards.[1]
