The Angel of the Odd【電子書籍】[ Edgar Allan Poe ]

＜p＞In England, fans of Charles Dickens were gripped by the four ghosts that visited Ebenezer Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol' to get him to change his mean ways.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At the same time, Edgar Allen Poe's 'Angel of the Odd', made out of a keg and wine bottles, drops in on the narrator, who does not believe in strange occurrences.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He chases the angel away and has a booze-induced afternoon nap.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When he wakes, his house is on fire. A ladder appears at the window and down he climbs - only to collide with a pig, fracturing his arm in the fall.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Things cannot get worse, can they? They sure can! For he is given the elbow by his would-be wife, who notices that he wears a wig because it was burnt off in the blaze.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The mishaps just keep coming. But when the 'Angel of the Odd' reappears, will the poor man swallow his pride and halt the barrage of blows?＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Angel of the Odd' is the ideal read for those interested in Poe's lesser-known works.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る