The Fall of the House of Usher (1704)
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"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
ISBN: 9781072814078
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness
Phobias & Sensory
Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia)
Sexual Content
Incest (referenced)