The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories - American Gothic

VINTAGE CLASSICS'' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIES Spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. Edgar Allan Poe was a writer of uncommon talent; in The Murders in the Rue Morgue he created the genre of detective fiction while his genius for finding the strangeness lurking within us all has been an influence on everyone from Freud to Hollywood. This complete collection of all his short stories and novellas contains well-known tales ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' and ''The Tell-Tale Heart'' alongside hidden gems that both unsettle and enthrall the reader.

About the author

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, USA, in 1809. Poe, short story writer, editor and critic, he is best known for his macabre tales and as the progenitor of the detective story. He died in 1849, in mysterious circumstances, at the age of forty.

Product details

• Authors: Edgar Allan Poe
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.09.2023
• EAN: 9781784878511
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-851-1
• No. of pages: 976
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 42 mm
• Series: Vintage American Gothic
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Crime & mystery, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Horror, FICTION / Gothic, Classic horror & ghost stories, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Classic horror and ghost stories, FICTION / World Literature / American / 19th Century, mystery; horror; classic; detective; gothic