Collinson Library: GOTHIC LITERATURE: Story: The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

This story is told through the eyes of a madman . . . who, like all of us, believed he was sane! A.E. Poe

Short Story: "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe

Related Links


Listen & read online	Biography of E.A. Poe	Literary Analysis


Poe & the Unreliable Narrator	Close Reading Activity	Study Guide

Documents:

"The Tell-Tale Heart" Printable Version [PDF]
Audio "The Tell-Tale Heart" [.m4a]
Read by Mr Jakeway.
Poe: Author Study
Learn more about Poe: his life, his writing, the historical events of the time, and his influence on modern-day authors. Create a poster. [from read-write-think.]
Comprehension "The Tell-Tale heart" [CommonLit, PDF]
Also available to complete online - see link above.
Lesson Activities [Poe Museum, PDF]
Contents: LESSON PLANS: "Tell-Tale Heart"; "Black Cat"; "Masque of Red Death";
ARTICLES: EAP's Life and Times; "Inventor of the Detective story; Pioneer of Science Fiction; Master of Psychological Horror Story; America's First great Lyric Poet; America's First great Literary Critic; Poe's use of literary devices in a short story; Poe's use of poetic techniques in his poetry; excerpt from 'The Raven."

Essay: "The tell-tale heart" and one man’s descent into horror
by Dr Jennifer Minter, from English Works Notes

Videos

"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe

Joss Ackland reads "The tell tale heart", the story of a murderer remembering the incidents, with sequences of the 1934 black and white film of the same name. Includes some biographical information on the author along with suggestions for analysis. [Interactive video available from Clickview]

SOURCE: Clickview (2000), Rated: G, Duration: 23:46 mins, URL: https://clickv.ie/w/OIzo

The Tell-Tale Heart Plot Summary

The Tell-Tale Heart summary and analysis in under 5 minutes! Professor Regina Buccola of Roosevelt University provides an in-depth plot summary of Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Tell-Tale Heart.

SOURCE: Course Hero (2018), poste on YouTube, Duration: 3: 31 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/RoEEsV3Mvwk