The Fall of the House of Usher-厄舍古屋的倒塌

作者：Poe Edgar Allan

书名：The Fall of the House of Usher《厄舍古屋的倒塌》

中文简介：故事以第一人称讲述。故事以法语引用" Son coeur est un luth suspendu; Sitot qu'on le touche il resonne."开始，意思是“他的心是一个暂停的琵琶，只要你触摸它，它就会产生共鸣。”开篇，讲述者到达了他的儿时朋友罗德里克·厄舍的古厦，同时提及了他感觉到古厦有一种忧郁的气息。由于他稍早收到了厄舍来自远方的来信，讲述自己的病情，并希望得到他的帮助，所以他决定探望罗德里克。

英文简介：Edgar Allen Poe was born in 1809. Poe was a poet, author, and literary critic. He is one of the leading authors of the Romantic period. His tales of the macabre have delighted and scared readers. He is considered the founder of the detective/fiction genre and contributed to the popularity of science fiction. In The Fall of the House of Usher a visitor realizes that there is a terrible malady within the house. When the narrator arrives at his friend's house he realizes that Usher is ill. His symptoms include hyperesthsia (hyper sensitivity to light, sound, and smells), and acute anxiety. Usher believes that the house can feel and sense things. The story progresses and the plot winds and twists until the reader is caught up in this malevolent house. This is a story not to be read on a stormy night while sitting alone in an old squeaky house with shadows!