The Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849 creator text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story first published in November 1846. Set during Carnival in an Italian city, it follows nobleman Montresor as he enacts revenge against fellow noble Fortunato for perceived insults and injuries. Told from the murderer's perspective, the tale lures Fortunato into the catacombs beneath Montresor's home with the promise of rare amontillado wine. What awaits is a carefully planned trap that ends in live burial. The story's central mystery lies not in detection, but in understanding Montresor's true motives for such extreme vengeance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cask_of_Amontillado Release date is 2010-06-06 Produced by Levent Kurnaz. HTML version by Al Haines. Original publication data not identified Horror tales, American Revenge -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1063 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1063 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133040.0 1063