The Fall of the House of Usher

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: David Miles

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a narrative short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine before being included in the collection "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque" in 1840.

The short story is a work of detective fiction and includes themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities. Edgar Allan Poe is also famous for such works as ''The Raven'', "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Gold-Bug", "The Black Cat", "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", "Hop-Frog" and many more.

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Roderick Usher is in trouble

A beautiful, terrible story with wonderful imagery. Well worth a listen as one is walking or on a dark night

Good story, but far too many narrator mistakes

I'm a teacher and sometimes purchase audiobooks to help struggling students. This one was decidedly unhelpful, as the narrator often mispronounced words, or substituted similar sounding ones. I liked the sound of his voice, but otherwise I would not recommend this particular adaptation.