Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 1766 Poe, Edgar Allan 1809 1849 Poe, Edgar Allen The Fall of the House of Usher Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher Produced by Levent Kurnaz and Jose Menendez "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe is a gothic short story written during the early 19th century. This narrative provides a deep exploration of themes such as mental illness, family decay, and the interplay between the human psyche and physical surroundings. The story revolves around an unnamed narrator who visits his childhood friend, Roderick Usher, in the Usher family mansion, a place steeped in gloom and mystery. As the story unfolds, Roderick reveals his deteriorating mental state and the grave illness affecting his twin sister, Madeline. The tension escalates with Roderick's increasing paranoia and the eerie atmosphere of the decaying mansion, which seems to embody his family's tragic history. After Madeline's death, Roderick's mind unravels as he is haunted by visions and sounds he believes are connected to her return. The climax reveals a shocking twist as Madeline emerges from her coffin, leading to Roderick's fatal collapse and the ultimate destruction of the Usher estate. This haunting tale vividly illustrates the fragility of sanity and the overpowering impact of familial and environmental influences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Short stories Horror tales Gothic fiction PS Text Movie Books Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature 69851 2025-07-01T07:40:52.982210 text/html 65781 2021-01-01T11:41:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 26066 2021-01-01T11:41:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 94068 2025-07-01T07:40:56.532249 application/epub+zip 92879 2025-07-01T07:40:54.474231 application/epub+zip 92879 2025-07-01T07:40:53.467199 application/epub+zip 183528 2025-07-01T07:40:58.140175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176956 2025-07-01T07:40:56.004203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142387 2022-09-01T08:47:32.337028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63469 2025-07-01T07:40:52.726202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63287 2021-01-01T11:41:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24928 2021-01-01T11:41:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18986 2025-07-01T07:40:58.261169 application/rdf+xml 11694 2025-07-01T07:40:54.009203 image/jpeg 2993 2025-07-01T07:40:53.767189 image/jpeg 91441 2025-07-01T07:40:52.989194 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia