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Edgar Allan Poe Pit and the Pendulum (Paperback). Title: Pit and the Pendulum. Toledo Prison is notorious for the torture of the condemned. Why do the walls glow with heat?Experience with the narrator the intensity of his suffering when death seems inevitable but its form uncertain. Further DetailsTitle: Pit and the Pendulum Condition: New Description: Having been condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition, the narrator descends into a kind of hell. Dizzy with weakness and fainting with fear, he experiences such torments that death itself would be welcome. What troubles him most is the eternal question: how will he die? Toledo Prison is notorious for the torture of the condemned. What minds have dreamed up the terror of the pit in the centre of the cell? What is the significance of the painted figure of Time with his menacing pendulum? Why do the walls glow with heat?Experience with the narrator the intensity of his suffering when death seems inevitable but its form uncertain. Can anything, or anybody help him? Author: Edgar Allan Poe EAN: 9781906230807 Contributor: Felix Bennett (Illustrated by), Gill Tavner (Retold by) ISBN: 9781906230807 Format: Paperback Item Height: 197mm Illustrator: Felix Bennett Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Children's Books Publisher: Real Reads Release Date: 07/01/2014 Item Length: 130mm Release Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.