The Fall of the House of Usher (Best Novel Classics)

Classics for Your Collection: goo.gl/U80LCr --------- Synopsis: When Madeline dies, things begin to unravel. Our narrator finds himself helping Roderick to take her down in the family tombs. Madeline appears more alive in death than she did in life. Her cheeks are even rosy. Roderick insists that they screw down the coffin lid. Summary: Edgar Allan Poe takes a canvas and paints it black; he takes a story and makes it dark and shadowy; he takes a normal world and twists it to the point of corruption. The man describes the gothic in such a sublime way that I find myself drifting in a dream like world. His writing is fantastical and sordidly beautiful. This story, here, is the perfect gothic horror. It has all the classic elements of the genre. The tale begins with the narrator visiting a haunted house; it is old, grand and evil. It is a reflection of the surrounding area that the narrator has travelled through. He witnesses decay, ruin and spreading bleakness. The house is at the centre, and appears to have absorbed the darkness or, perhaps, it is the heart of the darkness that has spread outwards. Either way, the whole scene has an air of creepiness and depravation. Even the master of the house has begun to embody the setting. Literature that can instill the essence of emotion into the reader, whether it be passion, humor, or horror, is the very best kind. And Poe was a genius at doing that very thing. With a few well chosen and well arranged words, he could create a sense of horror and dread probably better than any writer ever could. Scroll Up and Get Your Copy! "There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart—an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. What was it—I paused to think—what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher?" Books for You: Tales of Terror and Mystery by Arthur Coanan Doyles https://www.createspace.com/6499707 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6498370 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6498594 The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6499304 The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6500007 The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6499480 The Open Boat and Other Stories by Stephen Crane https://www.createspace.com/6447605 A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe https://www.createspace.com/6493459 The Aspern Papers by Henry James https://www.createspace.com/6495613 Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw https://www.createspace.com/6497582 The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6502771 The Adventures of Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6502339 Through the Magic Door by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6502006 The Adventure of the Devil's Foot by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.createspace.com/6501272

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Edgar Allan Poe (/po_/; born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story. Poe is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Poe was born in Boston, the second child of two actors. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, the child was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia. They never formally adopted him, but Poe was with them well into young adulthood. Tension developed later as John Allan and Edgar repeatedly clashed over debts, including those incurred by gambling, and the cost of secondary education for the young man. Poe attended the University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money. Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today.The Mystery Writers of America present an annual award known as the Edgar Award for distinguished work in the mystery genre.

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