Pages of History: Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher"

Edgar Allen Poe is one of the most famous American authors of all time. His poems and short stories, among the darkest ever written in his day, broke new ground in the fledgling genres of horror and fantasy. In honor of his 200th birthday (January 19th
, 1809), I present one of his most powerful works: "The Fall of the House of Usher".