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The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, then included in the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840. The short story, a work of Gothic fiction, includes themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities.

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GenreHorror· first published 1839

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Two siblings share an uncanny telepathic connection with each other and with their decaying mansion.

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