"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.
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
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American fiction (fictional works by one author)short stories (single author)American Horror talesburial vaultscatalepsydragonsFictiongothic fictionhermitagesheroic romanceshorrorhorror tales
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