King Pest

"King Pest", also called "King Pest the First -- A Tale Containing an Allegory" is a short story by American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the Southern Literary Messenger in Sept. 1835.

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  • Sep 1835

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  • King Pest -- A Tale Containing an Allegory

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short...

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