William Wilson

The story follows a man of "e;a noble descent"e; who calls himself William Wilson because, although denouncing his profligate past, he does not accept full blame for his actions, saying that "e;man was never thus tempted before"e;. After several paragraphs, the narration then segues into a description of Wilson's boyhood, which was spent in a school "e;in a misty-looking villag...