Edgar Allan Poe: The Forgotten

Fictional by Jason Weiser

Jul 9, 202536:38Arts

Two stories from Edgar Allan Poe about the masks we wear and the work we do and the profound consequences of both. Today's stories were adapted from: "Hop-frog" by Edgar Allan Poe: "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe:

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