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It was a black cat -- a very large one -- fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every respect but one. Pluto had not a white hair upon any portion of his body; but this cat had a large, although indefinite splotch of white, covering nearly the whole region of the breast.
" The Black Cat " is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. In the story, an unnamed narrator has a strong affection for pets until he perversely turns to abusing them.
The Black Cat, short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in The Saturday Evening Post in August 1843 and included in Poe’s 1845 collection Tales. The narrator of “The Black Cat” is an animal lover who, as he descends into alcoholism and perverse violence, begins mistreating his wife and his black cat Pluto.
A man recounts how he murdered his beloved cat Pluto out of madness and perverseness, and how the cat's spirit haunted him as a sign of his impending doom. Read the full text of this classic tale of terror and superstition on Owl Eyes.
A Gothic tale of a man who murders his pet cat and then sees its image in the wall after a fire. Explore the themes, symbols, and literary devices of this classic story by Edgar Allan Poe.
A disturbing tale of a murderer who blames his cruelty towards animals and his wife on alcohol. The story explores themes of guilt, punishment, and the supernatural, and features a narrator who is not to be trusted.
A narrator confesses to murdering his wife and burying her body behind a wall, where a cat sits on her head. The story explores the themes of madness, guilt, and the fantastic, as well as Poe's own alcoholism and biography.