{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-and-other-writings-isbn-9780141439815","title":"The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of Edgar Allan Poe's writings, including \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher\u003c\/i\u003e—the inspiration for the Netflix series from Mike Flanagan, the director of \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMidnight Mass\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis selection of critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates Poe’s intense interest in aesthetic issues and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. “The Fall of the House of Usher” describes the final hours of a family tormented by tragedy and the legacy of the past. In “The Tell Tale Heart”, a murderer's insane delusions threaten to betray him, while stories such as “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Cask of Amontillado” explore extreme states of decadence, fear and hate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.The Fall of the House of Usher and Other WritingsChronology\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoems\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanzas\u003cbr\u003eSonnet - To Science\u003cbr\u003eAl Aaraaf\u003cbr\u003eRomance\u003cbr\u003eTo Helen\u003cbr\u003eIsrafel\u003cbr\u003eThe City and the Sea\u003cbr\u003eThe Sleeper\u003cbr\u003eLenore\u003cbr\u003eThe Valley of Unrest\u003cbr\u003eThe Raven\u003cbr\u003eUlalume\u003cbr\u003eFor Annie\u003cbr\u003eA Valentine\u003cbr\u003eAnnabel Lee\u003cbr\u003eThe Bells\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTales\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMS. Found in a Bottle\u003cbr\u003eLigeia\u003cbr\u003eThe Man that was Used Up\u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Wilson\u003cbr\u003eThe Man of the Crowd\u003cbr\u003eThe Murders in the Rue Morgue\u003cbr\u003eA Decent into the Maelström\u003cbr\u003eEleonora\u003cbr\u003eThe Oval Portrait\u003cbr\u003eThe Masque of the Red Death\u003cbr\u003eThe Pit and the Pendulum\u003cbr\u003eThe Tell-Tale Heart\u003cbr\u003eThe Gold Bug\u003cbr\u003eThe Black Cat\u003cbr\u003eThe Purloined Letter\u003cbr\u003eThe Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar\u003cbr\u003eThe Cask of Amontillado\u003cbr\u003eHop-Frog\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays and Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetter to B--\u003cbr\u003eGeorgia Scenes\u003cbr\u003eThe Drake-Halleck Review (excerpts)\u003cbr\u003eWatkins Tottle\u003cbr\u003eThe Philosophy of Furniture\u003cbr\u003eWyandotté\u003cbr\u003eMusic\u003cbr\u003eTime and Space\u003cbr\u003eTwice-Told Tales\u003cbr\u003eThe American Drama (excerpts)\u003cbr\u003eHazlitt\u003cbr\u003eThe Philosophy of Composition\u003cbr\u003eSong-Writing\u003cbr\u003eOn Imagination\u003cbr\u003eThe Veil of the Soul\u003cbr\u003eThe Poetic Principle (excerpts)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003eEdgar 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.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303593300197,"sku":"NP9780141439815","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780141439815.jpg?v=1767739285","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-and-other-writings-isbn-9780141439815","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}