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minnesbookshelf · 3 hours

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(sorry about the terrible picture, i couldn't take a better one....)

240428 ~ The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe

I've just finished a book which impressed me so much, that I wish I could write like that myself. This was a book of short stories called The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe.

What impressed me? • The gloomy vibe. Most of the stories were mysterious, with a terrifying atmosphere, especially The Pit and the Pendulum... • The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Mystery of Marie Rogêt are one of the best detective stories I've ever read! It's a pity the latter ended in such an abrupt way, right when the newspaper gossip was proved wrong. I'd read more stories (and novels!) like that. • My most favorite story was The Gold-Bug! Since I study linguistics, I was especially intrigued by deciphering of the secret message. • And, finally, it was beautifully written. It was just perfect. I have a lot to learn from!

What would I call a disadvantage? • I didn't really enjoy the humorous stories, although they were greatly written, too.

I'm impressed. There isn't much to say because I'm overwhelmed with emotions!

#edgar allan poe #the gold-bug #bookblr #booklr #booklover #books #books and reading #bookworm #reading

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noovorous · 2 months

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Reading prose of Edgar Allan Poe for the first time is such a beautiful experience. Reading short stories in order they were arranged in in a publibaction gave me first Berenice, Ligeia, Morella, The Fall of The House of Usher and the likes one gets a strong feeling of prevalent themes of death, being buried alive, transcending death in one way or another, all wrapped in a dark, gloomy and misty atmosphere.

Later King Pest mixes this mood with vulgar comedy while The Angel of the Odd and The Spectacles are full on comedic (The Spectacles are one of the funniest pieces of fiction I have ever read).

Then you read The Gold-Bug, The Murders in Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt and The Purloined Letter all of which show you the skill of a brilliant mind (in the latter three cases mind of Monsieur Dupin) uncovering a mystery.

Something that surprised me the most was the sheer range of those stories, the mastery over both comedy and tragedy. To experience that range for the first time is to be overwhelmed by literary genius of the author.

#literature #edgar allan poe #gothic literature #ligeia #morella #the fall of the house of usher #king pest #the angel of the odd #the spectacles #the gold-bug #the murders in the rue morgue #the purloined letter #The Mystery of Marie Rogêt

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contentabnormal · 7 months

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This week on Content Abnormal we present the lovely Maureen O'Hara presenting Family Theater's production of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold-Bug"!

#maureen o'hara #family theater #edgar allan poe #the gold-bug #the gold bug #short story #radio #classic #horror host #miguel cabrera #miggy #in search of #leonard nimoy #the oak island mystery

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foxgirlontherun · 2 years

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A wonderful flea market find.

#Edgar Allan Poe #the gold-bug #books #tiny books

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tvserie-film · 1 month

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Title: The Gold-Bug (1843) Author: Edgar Allan Poe Vote: 6.5/10 In buried treasure found and a mystery solved using only logic like in a good detective story but without any crime. Except the portrayal of the black servant who is superstitious, stupid, fearful and climbs like a monkey. I can't decide whether it's a stereotype or a veiled racial criticism.

#Lo scarabeo d'oro #book #adventure #mystery #Edgar Allan Poe #1843 #The Gold-Bug #6.5

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onenicebugperday · 1 year

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Purple-gold jumping spider, Irura bidenticulata, Salticidae

Found in Southeast Asia

Photo 1 by bemcola, 2 by portioid, 3 by andrewhardacre, 4 by lawrencehylton, 5 by kitlaw, 6-7 by pauldickson, 8 by lawrencehylton, 9 by andrewhardacre, and 10 for scale by gohulee

#animals #curators on tumblr #bugs #arachnids #spider #jumping spider #purple gold jumping spider #one nice day #TINY #precious #lil babbies #i want to kiss them but my lips are too large and powerful

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sensoryserenity · 6 months

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Ladybug Necklace | blackbarcjewelry on Instagram

#jewelry #necklaces #pendants #gold #crystals #opal #bugs #ladybug #stim #stims #stimmy #sensory #sensory content

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nat-stimmy · 7 months

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Gold Scarab beetle (SOURCE)

#tw hands #bugs #insects #beetles #beetle stim #bug stim #insect stim #gold #gold stim #metallic #metallic stim #gold scarab beetle #stim #stims #stimmy #my gifs

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knifeforsale · 2 years

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“LEPIDOPTERIST” POCKET KNIFE | LISTING

#pocket knife #knife #butterfly #lepodopterist #wing #bug #silver #gold #animal #texture #single

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heartnosekid · 1 year

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female junonia orithya | source

#junonia orithya #butterflies #insects #stim #sfw #bugs #yellow #brown #blue #gold #wings #shiny #hands #ishy gifs #postish

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hellsitegenetics · 2 months

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Guys!!!!!!! Red is sooooo sussy wussy, i saw them fake asteroids!!!! AND AND, they also faked fixing the reactor sabotage. Vote them out NOW!!! Or else I'll get mad >:( GGGGGRRRRGGRGRGRGRGRGRR RARRRGENQIIDJRUSIURYTTYATY GRRRGGGGRGGR RUFF BARKVAJR NAKR BAKR

String identified: G!!!!!!! , a t a at!!!! A A, t a a g t act atag. t t t !!! ' gt a >:( GGGGGGGGGGGG AGTTAT GGGGGGG AA A A

Closest match: Micropterix aruncella genome assembly, chromosome: 20 Common name: White-barred gold