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The Spectacles
"The Spectacles" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It is one of his comedic tales, published in 1850. It is in the public domain everywhere.
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- Reading time: 40 mn
- Setting: It takes place in the US in the first half of the 19th century.
- Premise: When Simpson, a young man, meets the woman of his dreams at the opera, he begins a long quest to be introduced to her and to win her love. But he is so vain that he doesn't want to wear glasses despite his poor eyesight. And this detail may change everything.