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The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

  • 1889 first published
  • 334 pages
  • 2 editions

The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe is an 1889 gothic fiction and horror novel by Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Rhys. The story is set in Paris and Lofoten, in Carnival. Characters include William Wilson, Prince Prospero and Mr. Landor. It deals with Aristocracy, abbeys, daggers and hematidrosis.

At about 334 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Aristocracy
  • Abbeys
  • American horror tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Daggers
  • Gothic fiction
  • Hematidrosis
  • Horror
  • Horror fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Juvenile audience
  • Masquerade balls
  • Nobility
  • Plagues
  • Shrouds

Quick answers

Who wrote The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe?

The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe was written by Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Rhys and first published in 1889.

What genre is The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Horror, Circus & Carnival and Dragon Fiction.

How long is The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe?

The median edition has 334 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Fall of the House of Usher, and Other Tales and Prose Writings of Edgar Allan Poe?

Readers who like it often enjoy Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century).

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