Name: the fall of the house of usher
SKU: 24449076
Price: 346.00 ZAR
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Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781447465966

Type

Physical Book

Author

Edgar Allan Poe

Publisher

Fantasy and Horror Classics

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x0.2 cm

Weight

0.05 kg.

ISBN

1447465962

ISBN13

9781447465966

Synopsis "the fall of the house of usher"

From the inventor of detective fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher is a slow-burn masterpiece of gothic horror, full of supernatural forces and chilling psychoanalysis. When an unnamed narrator is called to the House of Usher by his childhood friend, Roderick Usher, he is unaware of the horrors that await him. Arriving at the house, the narrator discovers both his friend and his friend's sister, Madeline, are gravely ill and on the brink of complete madness. Roderick believes their house to be alive and that it is the malevolent force behind his and his sister's illness. Could he be right? This enthralling short horror story was first published in 1839 and will not disappoint fans of Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror fiction.

Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe (Boston, United States, 1809-1849) was a celebrated American writer, considered a master of the short story and a renovator of Gothic narrative. His work, marked by mystery and terror, includes iconic titles such as The Raven (1845), which immortalized him, and innovative poems and stories that influenced genres like detective fiction and science fiction. In addition to his literary output, Poe stood out as a critic and theorist, especially with his essay The Philosophy of Composition (1846). His legacy remains alive and has inspired literature, cinema, music, and art to this day.

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