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The Fall of the House of Usher & Other Stories

by Adrian Kelly, Edgar Allan Poe

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[Penguin Readers Level 3]

Usher thinks the house is making him and his sister sick. They are going mad and Usher asks an old friend to help them. Can Usher win the fight against madness? And will Madeline ever be well again? Edgar Allan Poe's short stories are still popular a hundred and fifty years after his death. Other titles featured here include The Barrel of Amontillado and The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

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Audience
adult
Length
short · 54 pages

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