{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-and-other-writings-by-edgar-allan-poe","title":"The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings By Edgar Allan Poe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 27\/03\/2003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Classics - Horror - Short Stories - Poetry - Fiction - Gothic - Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pdp-waterstones-says\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContaining some of Poe's most potent stories - not least the chilling gothic decadence of the titular tale - this collection revels deliciously in psychological horror, insanity and obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a collection that displays the full force of Edgar Allen Poe's mastery of both Gothic horror and the short story form. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by David Galloway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates his 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' is a slow-burning Gothic horror, describing 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', 'The Raven' and 'The Cask of Amontillado' explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his introduction David Galloway re-examines the myths surrounding Poe's life and reputation. This edition includes a new chronology and suggestions for further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Horace Walpole's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Castle of Otranto\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The most original genius that America has produced'\u003cbr\u003eAlfred, Lord Tennyson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Poe has entered our popular consciousness as no other American writer'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePenguin Books Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780141439815\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e560\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e197\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e127\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e25\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e383 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53316832002361,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/9780141439815-jacket-large.webp?v=1779438009","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-and-other-writings-by-edgar-allan-poe","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}