The Gold-Bug: Simplified For Modern Readers (Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 8621)

“The God-Bug” is the Edgar Allan Poe short story most famous during his lifetime.
-The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language
easily understood by today’s readers.
-Every effort has been made to keep the story as close to the original as possible--only
wordorder and difficult vocabulary have been changed.
-End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text.
-Biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe is included.
-Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 8621 EN Fiction IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 3.0.
-Modern readers will better understand the story that popularized cryptography and
introduced elements that became central to the detective genre.
For other short stories in easier to understand modern English search for “George Lakon” and www.EasyStories.net.