The Pit and the Pendulum cover art

The Pit and the Pendulum

Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 Months Free + £10 Audible voucher

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Get this deal
Offer ends on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 BST.
More purchase options

The Pit and the Pendulum

By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Chris Lutkin
Get this deal

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 BST. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £4.17

Buy Now for £4.17

First published in an 1842 literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843, "The Pit and the Pendulum" takes place during the Spanish Inquisition and follows the plight of a prisoner in a cell that has a pit and a pendulum. Unlike many of Poe's short stories, "The Pit and the Pendulum" does not rely on any supernatural elements to inspire fear but instead uses the narrator's heightened sensory experiences to do so.

Public Domain (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Short Stories
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet