Waypoint – “The Imp of Perversity”

31 October 2025

Waypoint – “The Imp of Perversity” (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe

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Another Halloween treat from Poe, a reading of this lesser-known tale which bears some comparison to “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

American pioneer of many literary traditions including the Gothic tradition, detective fiction, and science fiction, Poe was also a literary critic who well understood the goals of his art, to articulate the truth of beauty, focused on a single particular notion or idea.

Chapters

00:00 Intro
02:08 Title
02:26 Reading: “The Imp of the Perverse”
20:54 Outro

Transcript:

TRANSCRIPT: https://waywordsstudio.com/general/transcript/waypoint-reading-of-the-imp-of-perversity

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CREDITS:

Original music by Randon Myles (https://randonmyles.com/)

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MLA CITATION:

Chisnell, Steve. “Reading of ‘The Imp of Perversity’,” Waywords Studio, 31 October 2025, https://waywordsstudio.com/project/waypoints/.