The Black Cat

“The Black Cat” is the well-known Edgar Allan Poe short story of a man who teeters between sanity and madness, commits a crime, and then cannot help but condemn himself. This is the original story—only word order and difficult vocabulary have been updated. End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text.
Biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe is included. AR Accelerated Reader Quiz No. 7902 EN Fiction IL: UG - BL: 9.9 Pts: 1.0. For other classic short stories in easy to understand English search for “Simplified for Modern Readers Series.”