The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings

Harland Miller, Edgar Allan Poe, Peter Ackroyd , David Galloway

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Penguin
01 December 2003

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Anthologies (non-poetry); Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Horror & ghost stories; Short stories; Occult; Penguin Black Classics; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

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This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates an 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.

By: Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrated by: Harland Miller
Introduction by: David Galloway
Edited by: Peter Ackroyd, David Galloway
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9780141439815
ISBN 10: 0141439815
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 01 December 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.