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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings

โ€The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writingsโ€ is a collection that displays the full force of Edgar Allen Poe`s mastery of both Gothic horror and the short story form. This โ€Penguin Classicsโ€ edition is edited with an introduction and notes by David Galloway. This selection of Poe`s critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates his intense interest in aesthetic issues, and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. โ€The Fall of the House of Usherโ€ is a slow-burning Gothic horror, describing the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In โ€The Tell-Tale Heartโ€, a murderer`s insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as โ€The Pit and the Pendulumโ€, โ€The Ravenโ€ and โ€The Cask of Amontilladoโ€ explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate. In his introduction David Galloway re-examines the myths surrounding Poe`s life and reputation. This edition includes a new chronology and suggestions for further reading.Although dissipated in his youth and plagued by mental instability towards the end of his life, Boston-born Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) had a variety of occupations, including service in the US army and magazine editor, as well as his remarkable literary output. If you enjoyed โ€The Fall of the House of Usherโ€, you might like Horace Walpole`s โ€The Castle of Otrantoโ€, also available in โ€Penguin Classicsโ€. โ€The most original genius that America has producedโ€. (Alfred, Lord Tennyson). โ€Poe has entered our popular consciousness as no other American writerโ€. (โ€The New York Times Book Reviewโ€).

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