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The Sphinx

by Edgar Allan Poe
Patrick Lawlor
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The Sphinx is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe about a man who decides to visit a relative living near the Hudson River north of New York City for two weeks during a cholera epidemic that occurred during the summer of 1832. One day during this visit, the man is reading a book near the window revealing a scenic view of the Hudson River. His attention is focused upon the cholera epidemic nevertheless, and when he glances up from th pages of his novel, the man sees a ghastly sight in the distant hills--there an enormous creature larger than any oceangoing ship is climbing down!

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Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781593165017
  • File size: 6156 KB
  • Release date: October 5, 2009
  • Duration: 00:12:49

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781593165017
  • File size: 6199 KB
  • Release date: October 5, 2009
  • Duration: 00:12:49
  • Number of parts: 1

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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Horror

Languages

English

The Sphinx is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe about a man who decides to visit a relative living near the Hudson River north of New York City for two weeks during a cholera epidemic that occurred during the summer of 1832. One day during this visit, the man is reading a book near the window revealing a scenic view of the Hudson River. His attention is focused upon the cholera epidemic nevertheless, and when he glances up from th pages of his novel, the man sees a ghastly sight in the distant hills--there an enormous creature larger than any oceangoing ship is climbing down!

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Classic Literature Fiction Horror