The Fall of the House of Usher (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Edgar Allan Poe
- First Published: 1839
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Gothic
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: The House of Usher
- Principal Characters: Roderick Usher, Madeline, The Narrator
- Genres: Short fiction, Gothic fiction, Horror literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, Friendship, Incest, Mental illness, Fear, Sisters, Death or dying, Good and evil, Storms, Sick persons, Houses, mansions, or manors
- Locales: Earth
The Story:
As the visitor approached the House of Usher, he was forewarned by the appearance of the old mansion. The fall weather was dull and dreary, the countryside shady and gloomy, and the old house seemed to fit perfectly into the desolate surroundings. The windows looked like vacant eyes staring out over the bleak landscape. The visitor had come to the House of Usher in response to a written plea from his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher. The letter told of an illness of body and mind suffered by the last heir in the ancient line of Usher, and although the letter had...
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Edgar Allan Poe (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Edgar Allan Poe (Poetry)Edgar Allan Poe (Short Fiction)Edgar Allan Poe (Mystery and Detective Fiction)Edgar Allan Poe (Dictionary of World Biography)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
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