The Tell-Tale Heart: Simplified For Modern Readers

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that continues to fascinate readers with its murder, beating heart, and insanity.
-The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers.
-Every effort has been made to keep the story as close to the original as possible--only word order and difficult vocabulary have been changed.
-End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text.
-Biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe is included.-Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 7946 EN Fiction IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 0.5.
-Modern readers will better understand and appreciate the story of a guilty heart that betrays its insane owner.
For more short stories in easy to understand modern English search for “George Lakon” and www.EasyStories.net.