Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher
The inspiration for Poe could be events at the Usher house on the Boston waterfront. According to this story, the sailor and wife of the old house owner were caught and locked by woman's husband in the place where lovers used to meet. When the Usher house was demolished in 1800, two bodies were found in the opening in the basement of the house.
The story was first published in 1839. It begins when an unnamed narrator approaches the house of Usher on a “dull, dark, and soundless day.” He has come to the house because his friend Roderick sent him a letter earnestly requesting his company. Roderick wrote that he was feeling physically and emotionally ill, so the narrator is rushing to his assistance. The narrator observes that the house seems to have absorbed an evil and diseased atmosphere from the decaying trees and murky ponds around it. He notes that although the house is decaying in places—individual stones are disintegrating, for example—the structure itself is fairly solid. There is only a small crack from the roof to the ground in the front of the building.
- ISBN
- 1986031519 / 9781986031516
- Pages
- 66
- Weight
- 4.3 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 0.2 in.
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