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    The Oval Portrait
    The Oval Portrait
    The Oval Portrait
    Audiobook8 minutes

    The Oval Portrait

    Written by Edgar Allan Poe

    Narrated by Shawn Michael Hogan

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    About this audiobook

    The Oval Portrait is a short horror story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. Our protagonist takes refuge in an abandoned castle and discovers a room with a series of paintings accompanied by a small book describing them. His attention is attracted by an oval portrait depicting a young woman of rare beauty.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooktrack
    Release dateApr 6, 2018
    ISBN9780473434670
    The Oval Portrait
    Author

    Edgar Allan Poe

    New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, with appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and the Department of Economics. He has also held a visiting professorship at MIT’s Media Lab. He has appeared on CNN and CNBC, and is a regular commentator on National Public Radio’s Marketplace. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.

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