The oblong box/La caisse oblongue: Bilingual edition/?dition bilingue by Edgar A

Description: The oblong box/La caisse oblongue by Edgar Allan Poe The story opens with the unnamed narrator recounting a summer sea voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to New York City aboard the ship Independence. The narrator learns that his old college friend Cornelius Wyatt is aboard with his wife and two sisters, though he has reserved three state-rooms. After conjecturing the extra room was for a servant or extra baggage, he learns his friend has brought on board an oblong pine box: "It was about six feet in length by two and a half in breadth." The narrator notes its peculiar shape and especially an odd odor coming from it. Even so, he presumes his friend has acquired an especially valuable copy of The Last Supper. The box, the narrator is surprised to learn, shares the state-room with Wyatt and his wife, while the second room is shared by the two sisters. However, for several nights, the narrator witnesses his friends surprisingly unattractive wife leaving the state-room every night around 11 oclock and going into the third state-room before returning first thing in the morning. While she is gone, the narrator believes he hears his friend opening the box and sobbing, which he attributes to "artistic enthusiasm." As the Independence passes Cape Hatteras it is caught in a terrible hurricane. Escape from the damaged ship was made via lifeboat, but Wyatt refuses to part with the box and issues an emotional plea but was denied by Captain Hardy. Wyatt decides he cannot part with the box and returns to the ship, ties himself to it with a rope. "In another instant both body and box were in the sea--disappearing suddenly, at once and forever." About a month after the incident, the narrator happens to meet the captain. Hardy explains that the box had, in fact, held the corpse of Wyatts recently deceased young wife. He had intended to return the body to her mother but bringing a corpse on board would have caused panic among the passengers. Captain Hardy had arranged, then, to register the box merely as baggage. As passage was already registered with Wyatt and his wife, so as not to arouse suspicion, a maid posed as the wife. Il y a quelques années, javais retenu ma place à bord du beau paquebot lIndépendance, capitaine Hardy, faisant la traversée de Charleston (Caroline du Sud) à New-York. Nous devions mettre à la voile le 15 juin, si le temps le permettait, et jallai visiter le navire la veille, afin dexaminer ma cabine et prendre les arrangements nécessaires. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) reigned unrivaled in his mastery of mystery. Born in Boston, he was orphaned at age three, expelled from West Point for gambling and became an alcoholic. In 1836 he secretly wed his thirteen-year-old cousin. "The Raven", published in 1845, made Poe famous. He died in 1849 under what remain suspicious circumstances. Details ISBN1532954980 Author Edgar Allan Poe Short Title OBLONG BOX/LA CAISSE OBLONGUE Pages 48 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Language English ISBN-10 1532954980 ISBN-13 9781532954986 Media Book Format Paperback Residence Boston, US Birth 1809 Death 1849 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-04-26 Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Audience General Subtitle Bilingual edition/Édition bilingue We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:112743198;

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