The fall of the house of Usher.

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Edgar Allan Poe: The fall of the house of Usher. (1971, Merrill)

138 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 1971 by Merrill.

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978-0-675-09641-6
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"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, then included in the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840. The short story, a work of Gothic fiction, includes themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities.

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  • Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. -- Examinations -- Study guides
  • Horror tales, American -- History and criticism