Charles a n d m a r y lamb

pit (n) a deep hole in the ground

suspicion (n) a belief that a person is or may be guilty

‘Metzengerstein’ and ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue’

orangutang (n) a large monkey with reddish hair

shutter (n) metal or wooden covers that unfold in front of a window to

shut out the light

stable (n) a building for keeping or feeding horses in

TALES

OF

MYSTERY

AND

IMAGINATION

T e a c h e r’s   n o t e s

P u b l i s h e d   a n d   d i s t r i b u t e d   b y   P e a r s o n   E d u c a t i o n

F a c t s h e e t   w r i t t e n   b y   I v o r   W i l l i a m s

F a c t s h e e t   s e r i e s   d e v e l o p e d   b y   L o u i s e   J a m e s

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C o m m u n i c a t i v e   a c t i v i t i e s

G l o s s a r y

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P e n g u i n   R e a d e r s   F a c t s h e e t s

1 Many people enjoy and are willing to pay to be

frightened, for example, when they go to see a horror

film. Why is this? In what other ways do people enjoy

being frightened?

2 Look up in a dictionary the word ‘mystery’. Then study

the picture on the cover of the book. Write down some

ideas that come to you about the title and the picture.