The Masque of the __, Poe’s Gothic Tale

Puzzle 12 of Women Inventors Hard Pack

Question is: The Masque of the __, Poe’s Gothic Tale

and the answer is: REDDEATH

Word Meaning:

RED — (countable and uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.

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