| Author: | Edgar Allan Poe | ISBN: | 9781974995202 |
| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media | Publication: | September 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Dreamscape Media | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edgar Allan Poe |
| ISBN: | 9781974995202 |
| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media |
| Publication: | September 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Dreamscape Media |
| Language: | English |
First published in a 1849 edition of The Flag of Our Union, Hop-Frog is a revenge tale akin to The Cask of Amontillado. Told from the perspective of a crippled jester who was taken from his homeland and has been abused by the king he serves, the story focuses on the revenge Hop-Frog takes after the king strikes his fellow countrywoman and performer, the dancer Trippetta.
First published in a 1849 edition of The Flag of Our Union, Hop-Frog is a revenge tale akin to The Cask of Amontillado. Told from the perspective of a crippled jester who was taken from his homeland and has been abused by the king he serves, the story focuses on the revenge Hop-Frog takes after the king strikes his fellow countrywoman and performer, the dancer Trippetta.
