In this classic tale of spine-chilling horror from Edgar Allan Poe, a long-simmering feud between a pair of Italian noblemen is brought to its final conclusion with an act of ruthless revenge when the narrator, Montresor, lures his frenemy Fortunato to a dark, dank basement under false

First published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book, the story is set in 19th century Italy and concerns the deadly revenge taken by the insane narrator on a friend who he claims has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried

The story is set in a nameless Italien city in an unspecified year and is about the narrator's deadly revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive—in this case, by immurement, (a form of imprisonment, in which a person is locked within an enclosed space and all possible exits turned into impassable walls). (Excerpt from