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The Spectacles

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In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Spectacles", a vain young man, neglecting his need for glasses, falls in love at first sight. He later discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with is his great-grandmother, revealing a biting irony about perception and reality.

© 2024 SAMPI Books (Ebook): 9786561331043

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Ebook: 6 February 2024

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