"The Cask of Amontillado - Part 1" by Edgar Allan Poe (story reading)

The Oxford English Dictionary gives this pronunciation of "amontillado" first, with the Spanish pronunciation as an alternative. Until recent years, English speakers did not imitate foreign voices when pronouncing foreign words: it was regarded as "affected" to do so. According to the OED, Don Quixote is pronounced "don quick sert" and there are no other pronunciations given.

If you think a foreign pronunciation of "amontillado" is justified then why imitate a Spaniard and not an Italian? The story is set in Italy and they are Italians.
http://www.thecaskofamontillado.net/2011/03/pronunciation-of-amontillado/

This story was first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book, this is one of the most chilling of horror stories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cask_of_Amontillado

"Immolation" means sacrifice, usually by burning. I'm surprised that he didn't use "immuration" which means being walled-in.

"Nemo me impune lacessit" means "Don't mess with me or you'll regret it" - or literally "Nobody touches me with impugnity"

Amontillado is a medium sherry, fortified with distilled wine to give it a higher alcoholic content. Most wine wll only last a few days after opening but sherry lasts much longer. Thus wine would have to be bottled but sherry can be kept in a cask.

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[caval73]

whos reading it ?

[SpokenVerse]

@caval73 Me, Tom O'Bedlam. I read everything in this SpokenVerse channel. I hope you'll listen to a few more.

[caval73]

@SpokenVerse oh i will, it was totaly brilliant i loved every bit of it, my dad and mum use to read Poe/Shakespeare and others and poetry ! to me as a small child

Could you do 'tiger tiger buring bright ....?" that would be awesome !

[SpokenVerse]

@caval73 I've read most of the famous poems. You can find that one or any others by using the search box over the uploads on my channel page.

[MrDdoughnuts]

trying not to troll but the l's are silent in amontillado

[SpokenVerse]

@MrDdoughnuts That's only true if you are speaking Spanish. The way it is pronounced here is the only pronunciation given in the Oxford English dictionary. It's true that there's a modern fashion for pronouncing foreign words like a foreigner, but if that case why not pronounce it like an Italian?  This is the traditional English pronunciation.

[kathen111]

ENGLISH HOMEWORK!

[KnightHawkXIV]

There should be Part 2.....Yes?

[1godofssbm]

Love it love it love it

[99ice11]

I watched this for english and i feel i made a good choice

[robby15243]

bitches be ware, its his game face. 0:10

[AbbyUzumaki18]

like a beautieful poem being told in our own ways