The Fall of the House of Usher

Name: The Fall of the House of Usher
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781627938815

by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Fall of the House of Usher By Edgar Allan Poe "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story begins with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his friend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him in a distant part of the country complaining of an illness and asking for his help. Although Poe wrote this short story before the invention of modern psychological science, Roderick's condition can be described according to its terminology. It inclu

First published 183926 pages

813.39

Category: Horror
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 5
Editions known: 237

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 813.39[Fic]813.3
Library of Congress (LCC): PS2614.A1 1931 aPZ0003.P752 Fal12PS2614.A1 1931aPS2614.A1 1931

Subjects

American Horror talesAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)Artists' booksFictionFiction, generalFiction, horrorRoman typeburial vaultscatalepsydragonsgothic fictionhermitages

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ISBN 9781627938815English

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First published1839

Film adaptation1928

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