The Spectacles

Narrated by Sam Kusi

Released: June 2, 2026
Length: 10 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Bookstream Audiobooks

"The Spectacles" by Edgar Allan Poe is a humorous short story about a young man named Napoleon Buonaparte Froissart, who changes his last name to inherit money and quickly falls in love at the opera. Despite his inability to see clearly without his spectacles, he refuses to wear them in his vanity, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings. The story explores themes of vanity, love, and social expectations through its witty narrative.

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