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TheTrialForMurder,writtenin1865,isashortstorybyCharlesDickens.ItisoneofDickens'ghoststories,andisperhapsthebestknownoutsideof"AChristmasCarol."Inthetale,acertainmurderwascommittedinEngland,whichattractedgreatattention.Asdescribedinthearticle,whentheMurdererwasaskedbytheJudgewhetherhehadanythingtosaybeforesentenceofDeathshouldbepasseduponhim,hecomplainthathehadnothadafairtrial,becausetheForemanoftheJurywasprepossessedagainsthim.Theremarkabledeclarationthathereallymadewasthis:"MyLord,IknewIwasadoomedman,whentheForemanofmyjurycameintothebox.MyLord,Iknewhewouldneverletmeoff,because,beforeIwastaken,hesomehowgottomybedsideinthenight,wokeme,andputaroperoundmyneck."

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A Tale of the Ragged Mountains 崎嶇山的故事（英文版）

ATaleoftheRaggedMountainsisashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoepartiallybasedonhisexperienceswhileheisastudentattheUniversityofVirginia.ItwasfirstpublishedinGodey'sLady'sBookinApril1844andwasincludedinPoe'sshortstorycollectionTales,publishedinNewYorkbyWileyandPutnamin1845.SetinlateNovember1827,thetaleisbegunbyanunidentifiednarratorwhosestoryisthelooseouterframeforthecentraltaleofAugustusBedloe,awealthyyounginvalidwhomthenarratorhasknown"casually"foreighteenyearsyetwhostillremainsanenigma.Becauseofongoingproblemswithneuralgia,Bedloehasretainedtheexclusiveservicesof70-year-oldphysicianDr.Templeton,adevoteeofFranzMesmerandthedoctrineofanimalmagnetism,alsocalled"mesmerism".Inthetextof"ATaleoftheRaggedMountains"readerscanfindscientifictheoriesofPoe'sdaysuchasMesmerism,andthestoryalsoconnectswithBritishimperialhistoryasinthekiosksceneinthe"Eastern-lookingcity."

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The Black Cat 黑貓（英文版）

TheBlackCatisashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe.ItwasfirstpublishedintheAugust19,1843,editionofTheSaturdayEveningPost.Itisastudyofthepsychologyofguilt,oftenpairedinanalysiswithPoe's"TheTell-TaleHeart".Inboth,amurderercarefullyconcealshiscrimeandbelieveshimselfunassailable,buteventuallybreaksdownandrevealshimself,impelledbyanaggingreminderofhisguilt.Thestoryispresentedasafirst-personnarrativeusinganunreliablenarrator.Heisacondemnedmanattheoutsetofthestory.Thenarratortellsusthatfromanearlyagehehaslovedanimals.Heandhiswifehavemanypets,includingalarge,beautifulblackcat(asdescribedbythenarrator)namedPluto.Thiscatisespeciallyfondofthenarratorandviceversa.Theirmutualfriendshiplastsforseveralyears,untilthenarratorbecomesanalcoholic.Onenight,aftercominghomecompletelyintoxicated,hebelievesthecattobeavoidinghim.Whenhetriestoseizeit,thepanickedcatbitesthenarrator,andinafitofrage,heseizestheanimal,pullsapen-knifefromhispocket,anddeliberatelygougesoutthecat'seye.

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Mesmeric Revelation 催眠啟示錄（英文版）

EdgarAllanPoewasanAmericanauthor,poet,editor,andliterarycritic,consideredpartoftheAmericanRomanticMovement.MesmericRevelationisashortstorythatwidelyconsideredasoneofthetop100greatestbooksofalltime.Thisgreatnovelwillsurelyattractawholenewgenerationofreaders.Formany,MesmericRevelationisrequiredreadingforvariouscoursesandcurriculums.Andforotherswhosimplyenjoyreadingtimelesspiecesofclassicliterature,thisgembyEdgarAllanPoeishighlyrecommended.PublishedbyQuillPenClassicsandbeautifullyproduced,MesmericRevelationwouldmakeanidealgiftanditshouldbeapartofeveryone'spersonallibrary.EdgarAllanPoe'spsychologicalshortstoryaboutamanreferredtoas"P"whoconvincesadyingman,Mr.Vankirk,tobehypnotizedinordertoseeifhecanfindthetrueanswersaboutGod,thespiritualworldandtheuniverse.

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The Angel of the Odd 離奇天使（英文版）

TheAngeloftheOddisasatiricalshortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe,firstpublishedinColumbianMagazinein1844.Thestoryfollowsanarratorwhoreadsastoryaboutamanwhodiedbecauseaneedlesuckeddownhisthroataccidentally.Heragesatthegullibilityofhumanityforbelievingahoaxlikesuchoddstories.Justthen,astrange-lookingcreaturemadeofakegandwinebottlesappears.ThecreatureannouncesthatheistheAngeloftheOddandthatheisresponsibleforthestrangeevents.Theman,unconvinced,drivestheangelawayandtakesanalcohol-inducednap.Twohourslaterwhenhewakesup,Hehasmissedanappointmenttorenewhisfireinsurance.Ironically,hishousehascaughtfireandheescapesoutawindowusingaladderthecrowdbelowhasprovidedforhim.ThestoryisespeciallyinterestingasitwaspublishedonlysixmonthsafterPoe'sowngreathoax,"TheBalloon-Hoax",whichmanybelievedtobetruedespiteitselementsoftheodd.

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The Magic Fishbone 神奇的魚骨頭（英文版）

TheMagicFishboneisafunnystorybyCharlesDickens,anEnglishwriterandsocialcriticwhocreatedsomeoftheworld'sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedbymanyasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera.ItisincludedinShirleyTemple'sStorybookwhichisanAmericanchildren'santhologyserieshostedandnarratedbyactressShirleyTempleandappearedinthefourthbook,ShirleyTemple'sFavoriteTalesOfLongAgowhichwasillustratedandpublishedbyRandomHousein1958.ThisistheextraordinarystoryofaverynearlyordinaryprincessnamedAlicia.Givenamagicfish-bonebyagoodfairy,Aliciacanhavewhatevershewishes-providedshewishesforitattherighttime.Butit'sneverclearwhentherighttimeis,andsometimesthebestmagicisnomagicatall….ThisfunnyandunexpectedlyimpressivetalerevealsaVictorianworldthatexistednowherebutinthemindofachild.

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The Devil in the Belfry 鐘樓里的魔鬼/鐘樓魔影（英文版）

TheDevilintheBelfryisasatiricalshortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe.Itwasfirstpublishedin1839.InanisolatedtownVondervotteimittiss(wonder-what-time-it-is),thepunctiliousinhabitantsseemtobeconcernedwithnothingbutclocksandcabbage.Thismethodical,boringandquietlittleboroughisdevastatedbythearrivalofadevilishfigureplayingabigfiddlewhocomesstraightdownfromahill,goesintothebelltower,brutallyattacksthebelfry-manandringsthirteeno'clock,tothehorrorofthetown'sinhabitants.Thedevilcharactercanbeseenasthebringerofchaostoanorderedsystem.Inthecontextofthestory,thedevilisatroublemakerwhodestroystheserenityoftradition.However,inthatPoemocksthetown'sridiculoustraditions,itcanbeinterpretedthatthedevilisaviolentforceofchange,originalityandcreativityinanotherwisestagnantenvironment.Somehaveclaimedthestorytobepoliticalsatire,butPoe'sliteraryplay,hispleasureatcreatingconnections,seemsmoreimportantthananysingle'target'ofsatire."

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The Cask of Amontillado 一桶阿蒙蒂亞度酒/一桶白葡萄酒（英文版）

TheCaskofAmontillado(sometimesspelled"TheCasqueofAmontillado")isashortstory,writtenbyEdgarAllanPoeandfirstpublishedintheNovember1846issueofGodey'sLady'sBook.ThestoryissetinanunnamedItaliancityatcarnivaltimeinanunspecifiedyear,andisaboutamantakingfatalrevengeonafriendwho,hebelieves,hasinsultedhim.LikeseveralofPoe'sstories,andinkeepingwiththe19th-centuryfascinationwiththesubject,thenarrativerevolvesaroundapersonbeingburiedalive—inthiscase,byimmurement(aformofimprisonment,inwhichapersonislockedwithinanenclosedspaceandallpossibleexitsturnedintoimpassablewalls).Revengeturnsdeadlywhenthenarrator,Montressor,burieshisfriend,Fortunato,aliveastheresultofaperceivedinsult.Like"TheBlackCat"and"TheTell-TaleHeart,""TheCaskofAmontillado"isremarkableforbeingconveyedfromthemurderer'sperspective.

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The Tell-Tale Heart 告密的心/泄密的心（英文版）

TheTell-TaleHeartisashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe,Apioneeroftheshortstorygenre,whosestoriestypicallycapturedthemesofthemacabreandincludedelementsofthemysterious.ThestorywasfirstpublishedinJamesRussellLowell'sThePioneerinJanuary1843.Itfollowsanunnamednarratorwhomurdersanoldmanwitha"vultureeye".Murderiscarefullydesigned,andthemurdererhidesthebodybycuttingitintopiecesandhidingitunderthefloorboards.Thenarratordenieshavinganyfeelingsofhatredorresentmentforthevictim.Healsodeniesthathekilledforgreed.Thespecificmotivationformurder,therelationshipbetweennarratorandoldman,andotherdetailsareleftunclear.Ithasbeenspeculatedthattheoldmanisafatherfigure,thenarrator'slandlord,orthatthenarratorworksfortheoldmanasaservant,andthatperhapshis"vulture-eye"representssomesortofveiledsecret,orpower.

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A Child's Dream of a Star 一個孩子的星星夢（英文版）

ThisbookisaChristmasnovellabyCharlesDickens.ItisperhapsbestdescribedasDickens's"other"Christmasstory,thisisanelderlynarrator'sreminiscenceofholidayspast,eachincidentinspiredbythegiftsandtoysthatdecoratethetraditionaltree.Thereisarangeofappealinthestoryitself,fromsnugmemoriesofbelovedtoystothepassingalongofeeriestoriessurroundingvariouschildhoodhaunts."Ibegintoconsider,whatdoweallrememberbestuponthebranchesoftheChristmasTreeofourownyoungChristmasdays,bywhichweclimbedtoreallife."thewholeenlivenedbysmallbells,wasamightymarvelandagreatdelight."oftheladenhopelessnessofmorningeverdawning;andtheoppressionofaweightofremorse.""This,incommemorationofthelawofloveandkindness,mercyandcompassion.This,inremembranceofMe!"Thestoryisfullofrichandbrilliantimagination,

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The Raven 烏鴉（英文版）

TheRavenisanarrativepoembyAmericanwriterEdgarAllanPoe.FirstpublishedinJanuary1845,thepoemisoftennotedforitsmusicality,stylizedlanguage,andsupernaturalatmosphere.Ittellsofatalkingraven'smysteriousvisittoadistraughtlover,tracingtheman'sslowfallintomadness.Thelover,oftenidentifiedasbeingastudent,islamentingthelossofhislove,Lenore.SittingonabustofPallas,theravenseemstofurtherdistresstheprotagonistwithitsconstantrepetitionoftheword"Nevermore".Thepoemmakesuseoffolk,mythological,religious,andclassicalreferences.Poeclaimedtohavewrittenthepoemlogicallyandmethodically,intendingtocreateapoemthatwouldappealtobothcriticalandpopulartastes,asheexplainedinhis1846follow-upessay,"ThePhilosophyofComposition".ThepoemwasinspiredinpartbyatalkingraveninthenovelBarnabyRudge:ATaleoftheRiotsof'EightybyCharlesDickens.PoeborrowsthecomplexrhythmandmeterofElizabethBarrett'spoem"LadyGeraldine'sCourtship",andmakesuseofinternalrhymeaswellasalliterationthroughout.

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