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The Fall of the House of Usher

by Edgar Allen Poe

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Description

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839.The story begins with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his friend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him in a distant part of the country complaining of an illness and asking for his help. As he arrives, the narrator notes a thin crack extending from the roof, down the front of the building and into the adjacent lake.