<P> `` The Masque of the Red Death '' , originally published as `` The Mask of the Red Death : A Fantasy '' ( 1842 ) , is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe . The story follows Prince Prospero 's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague , known as the Red Death , by hiding in his abbey . He , along with many other wealthy nobles , hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey , each decorated with a different color . In the midst of their revelry , a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms . Prospero dies after confronting this stranger , whose `` costume '' proves to contain nothing tangible inside it ; the guests also die in turn . </P>
<P> `` The Masque of the Red Death '' , originally published as `` The Mask of the Red Death : A Fantasy '' ( 1842 ) , is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe . The story follows Prince Prospero 's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague , known as the Red Death , by hiding in his abbey . He , along with many other wealthy nobles , hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey , each decorated with a different color . In the midst of their revelry , a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms . Prospero dies after confronting this stranger , whose `` costume '' proves to contain nothing tangible inside it ; the guests also die in turn . </P>
when was the masque of the red death written
when was the masque of the red death written
1842
1842