| The gold bug Contributor(s): Fresneda, Ruben (Illustrator), Poe, Edgar Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1495375641 ISBN-13: 9781495375644 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 820 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.20 lbs) 54 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8621 Reading Level: 9.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The Gold-Bug" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, the plot follows William Legrand, who was recently bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant, Jupiter, fears Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure. |