Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher (Collector's Edition), Gebunden
The Fall of the House of Usher (Collector's Edition)
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- Publisher:
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 09/2025
- Binding:
- Gebunden
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781840229202
- Item number:
- 12337840
- Volume:
- 224 Pages
- Weight:
- 256 g
- Format:
- 186 x 137 mm
- Thickness:
- 23 mm
- Release date:
- 15.9.2025
- Series:
- Wordsworth Collector's Editions
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe that explores themes of madness, isolation, and decay. The narrator visits the gloomy, crumbling mansion of his childhood friend, Roderick Usher, who is suffering from a mysterious illness alongside his equally strange sister, Madeline. As strange and terrifying events unfold, the line between reality and the supernatural blurs, leading to a chilling and tragic climax. Poe's tale is a haunting exploration of the human mind and the inescapable grip of fear and doom.
Biography
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) gilt als bedeutendster Vertreter der amerikanischen Romantik und als Urvater der Kriminal- und phantastischen Literatur. Seine Kriminal- und Gruselgeschichten sind, ob als Gedicht oder Erzählung, in besonderem Maße von seinem analytischen Scharfsinn und seinem Hang zum Makaberen geprägt und haben einen großen Einfluss auch auf die europäische Literatur ausgeübt.
Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher (Collector's Edition)
Current price: EUR 13.28
