Which languages can I read The Cask of Amontillado in?

English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.

In translation, German, Spanish, French and Italian are C1 Advanced. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.

About 2,316 words: around 10–15 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.

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Das Fass Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe

In each language: The Cask of Amontillado · Das Fass Amontillado · El barril de amontillado · La Barrique d’amontillado · La botte di Amontillado

Montresor has vowed revenge on his friend Fortunato for an insult, and means to punish him without ever being blamed. On an evening of carnival madness, he leads the wine-proud Fortunato down into the damp catacombs beneath his palazzo, to taste a cask of supposed Amontillado.

In English, German, Spanish, French and Italian · about 2,300 words · 10–15 min to read.

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Die tausend Kränkungen durch Fortunato hatte ich ertragen, so gut ich konnte; doch als er es wagte, mich zu beleidigen, schwor ich Rache. Du, der du die Natur meiner Seele so gut kennst, wirst jedoch nicht annehmen, dass ich eine Drohung aussprach.

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat.

Endlich wollte ich gerächt sein; dies war ein Punkt, der endgültig feststand – doch gerade die Endgültigkeit, mit der er beschlossen war, schloss den Gedanken an ein Risiko aus. Ich durfte nicht nur bestrafen, sondern musste ungestraft bestrafen.

At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled—but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish, but punish with impunity.

Ein Unrecht bleibt ungesühnt, wenn die Vergeltung den Rächer einholt. Es bleibt ebenso ungesühnt, wenn der Rächer es versäumt, sich demjenigen, der das Unrecht begangen hat, als solcher bemerkbar zu machen.

A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.

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Languages

The Cask of Amontillado · English (original)2,316 words · ~15 min
Das Fass Amontillado · GermanC1 Advanced · 2,330 words · ~15 min
El barril de amontillado · SpanishC1 Advanced · 2,122 words · ~10 min
La Barrique d’amontillado · FrenchC1 Advanced · 2,538 words · ~15 min
La botte di Amontillado · ItalianC1 Advanced · 2,029 words · ~10 min

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Which languages can I read The Cask of Amontillado in?: English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.
What level is it?: In translation, German, Spanish, French and Italian are C1 Advanced. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
How long is it?: About 2,316 words: around 10–15 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.
Is it free?: Yes. Read it online with no account. The e-reader files (EPUB, and AZW3 and MOBI for Kindle) need a free account; the PDF doesn't.
Can I read it on a Kindle or Kobo?: Yes. Download the EPUB for Kobo, Apple Books and most e-readers, or the AZW3 or MOBI for a Kindle, with each paragraph followed by its translation. There is also a side-by-side PDF to print, and each language on its own.