The Cask of Amontillado

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A man sitting in a cellar with bones scattered on the floor drinks from a glass

The cask of Amontillado.
I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones.

Artist

Name:: Shaw, Byam
Dates:: 1872-1919
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Selected tales of mystery
Author:: Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher:: London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1909
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A man whose hat casts a large shadow on the wall behind him drinks a glass of wine sitting in a cellar with human skulls and bones scattered on the floor.

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