THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER AND OTHER WRITINGS THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER AND OTHER WRITINGS

This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetrydemonstrates an intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishingpower and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of thehuman mind.The Fall of the House of Usher' describes the final hours of a familytormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In 'The Tell-TaleHeart', a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, whilestories such as 'The Pit and the Pendulum' and 'The Cask of Amontillado'explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate.