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Three Thrillers from Poe, Master of Horror (Fall of the House of Usher / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)

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  • 2003 first published
  • 30 pages
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Three Thrillers from Poe, Master of Horror (Fall of the House of Usher / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart) is a 2003 gothic fiction and horror story collection by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is set in Toledo. Characters include Roderick Usher, Madeline Usher and Ethelred. Readers will find themes of crime, first-person narrative, Homicide and Hyperesthesia.

It runs to roughly 30 pages — about 35 minutes of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • American Horror tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Classic Literature
  • Crime
  • Crime fiction
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • First-person narrative
  • Gothic fiction
  • Homicide
  • Horror
  • Horror fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Hyperesthesia
  • Murder
  • American Short stories

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Who wrote Three Thrillers from Poe, Master of Horror (Fall of the House of Usher / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)?

Three Thrillers from Poe, Master of Horror (Fall of the House of Usher / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart) was written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 2003.

What genre is Three Thrillers from Poe, Master of Horror (Fall of the House of Usher / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)?

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

How long is Three Thrillers from Poe, Master of Horror (Fall of the House of Usher / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)?

The median edition has 30 pages, about about 35 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Three Thrillers from Poe, Master of Horror (Fall of the House of Usher / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)?

Readers who like it often enjoy Selected English Short Stories (Nineteenth Century), The Story and Its Writer -- Ninth Edition and Great American Short Stories.

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