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THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER by Edgar Allan Poe
(1839) (Excerpt)
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
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What an author.! He draws you in.
Leslie
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All of his prose was poetry. Almost 200 years later, Poe is still the gold standard for that kind of moody, broody prose.
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Which tells me I should do a re-read of that book. Poe certainly knew how to bring it.
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Poe was my first husband’s favorite author and could quote entire stories by heart. I can still remember quite a lot. Very musical prose. He is the father of horror literature. He holds up pretty well after all these years.
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