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The Fall of the House of Usher

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  • Running Time: 00:52 hrs
    Narrator: Chris Lutkin
    Publisher:
    Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2017
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Date:
    Created
    2017
    Summary:

    First published in a 1839 edition of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, The Fall of the House of Usher is the story of the declining physical and psychological health of the residents of the House of Usher-and the way in which the house itself reflects that. Gothic in theme and style, the story is an exemplar of Poe's philosophy of composition, which dictates that literary works should be short, methodological, and have a unity of effect wherein all the elements of the story are related and relevant.

    Original Publisher: Holland, Ohio, Dreamscape Media, LLC
    Language(s): English