The Fall of the House of Usher & Other Stories

by Adrian Kelly, Edgar Allan Poe

[Penguin Readers Level 3]

Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Gothic, American

64 pages, Paperback

Published March 28, 2000

Reviews

[⋆.𐙚 ̊ Viivi · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Barrel of Amontillado was the best for me ✨

[Nate · Rating 5 out of 5]

poe is a really excellent writer and more varied than i thought he would be. i really enjoyed the detective fiction and the seafaring stuff in addition to the horror. i have two of these books which mostly overlap but one has two stories the other doesnt. stories i read include:

the balloon haox
ms. found in a bottle
a descent into the maelstrom
the murders in the rue morgue
the purloined letter
the black cat
the fall of the house of usher
the pit and the pendulum
the masque of the red death
the cask of amontillado
the assignation
the tell-tale heart
diddling
the man that was used up
the narrative of a. gordon pym
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the facts in the case of m. valdemar
hop-frog

[somnara · Rating 3 out of 5]

[3,5/5]

[Laura vB · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven’t read any works from Edgar Allan Poe before, so this was a nice and short introduction.

[HonokaAndo · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.level 3
2. June 30: 30min July 1:70min
3.death,scarly,ill, murder,house, strange,dangerous
4.a)A man heared from Usher. Usher is his old friend.　Usher wrote a letter to ask him come and see .Usher was very sick...
b) I scared the scene when Usher's sister died and they consigned her body to the grave. But three days later she showed up in front of them suddenly .
5. I regretted reading this book. Because I don't like dreadful stories.There are five stories in this book. I want to go to bed after listening to happy songs. lol

[Shiho Kawai · Rating 2 out of 5]

-Penguin Readers, level 3
-Time: 80 minutes
-7 Words: terrible, weak, whirlpool, storm, wine, orang-utan, letter
-Discussion Questions:
1. Have you ever seen whirlpool?
No, I haven't. It's very dangerous, but I want to see it once.
2. What do you think people have little dangerous animals?
If they have them safely, it's okay. They have to think other people's safe and live.

[ゆきてぃ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Penguin, level 3.
Time 6/15=35min. 6/17=70min. total=105min.
Seven word summary / a mad man, fiend, house, sister, mystery, illness, death

Q. Where is your favorite spot in your house?
A. There is Loft in my house and I like there! Loft is little narrow, but it is comfortable!

There are 5 stories in this book. All stories were little scary, mystery, and interesting.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Basic Plot: An ancient family home falls apart as the family itself does. (Plus more stories)

The Fall of the House of Usher is a study in suspense and madness. I love Poe's work and the way he crafts stories.

[Samantha (Nicky's Mom) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poe's masterful horror comes out again in this story of dead people coming back to life and incest. It's really quite disgusting, but one of Poe's best, I would say.

[Dominika · Rating 2 out of 5]

Terribly boring.....

[gigi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Muy interesante! Aunque los policiales me aburrieron un poco, los de terror estuvieron fabulosos, adore el final de "The Maelström"

[~Lyn~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

a very good mysterious story... wow
the invitation of doing unintended murder