The Black Cat

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The black cat, short story by edgar allan poe, first published in the saturday evening post in august 1843 and included in the collection tales by edgar allen poe (1845). The story’s narrator is an animal lover who, as he descends into alcoholism and perverse violence, begins mistreating his wife and his black cat pluto. When pluto attacks him in self-defense one night, he seizes the cat in a fury, cuts out one of its eyes, and hangs it. That night a fire destroys his house, leaving him in dire poverty.