{"_id":"6292c393fa5c01e51eff5d43","title":"The Oval Portrait","publish_year":1845,"publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/sim_broadway-journal_1845-04-26_1_17/page/264/mode/2up","publish_source":"Broadway Journal","publish_edition":"Vol. 1, Iss. 17","author":"Edgar Allan Poe","code":"the-oval-portrait","words":1289,"image":"anguish.jpg","image_alt":"An expressionless woman clutching her face. Graphite filter.","genres":["gothic","horror"],"blurb":"But she was humble and obedient, and sat meekly for many weeks in the dark, high turret-chamber where the light dripped upon the pale canvas only from overhead.","description":"Upon taking refuge in an abandoned house, a man finds an incredibly realistic portrait and a letter describing the tragedy of its origin.","unique_cover":"A drawing of a man painting the portrait of a woman in white with a sullen face.","cover_source":"J.-P. Laurens","rating":4,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}