The Fall of the House of Usher
| "The Fall of the House of Usher" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Edgar Allan Poe | |
First appearance in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine (September 1839) | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Gothic, horror |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Burton's Gentleman's Magazine |
| Publication date | September 1839 |
"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, then included in the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840. The short story, a work of Gothic fiction, includes themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities.