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.<br/>The short story, a work of Gothic fiction, includes themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities.<br/>Also Includes: Silence—A Fable The Masque Of The Red Death The Cask Of Amontillado The Imp Of The Perverse The Island Of The Fay The Assignation The Pit And The Pendulum