The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings Format: Paperback

Poe, Edgar Allan (Author); Galloway, David (Editor); Rapatzikou, Tatiana (Chronology)

ISBN 10: 0141439815 / ISBN 13: 9780141439815

Published by Penguin Random House, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Penguin Random House
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141439815
• ISBN 13: 9780141439815
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A collection of Edgar Allan Poe's writings, including The Fall of the House of Usher—the inspiration for the Netflix series from Mike Flanagan, the director of The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass!

This selection of critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates Poe’s intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. “The Fall of the House of Usher” describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In “The Tell Tale Heart”, a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Cask of Amontillado” explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate.


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About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, USA, in 1809. Poe, short story writer, editor and critic, he is best known for his macabre tales and as the progenitor of the detective story. He died in 1849, in mysterious circumstances, at the age of forty.