The Fall of the House of Usher vs The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Oval Portrait / Three Sundays in a Week): Which Should You Read?
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The Fall of the House of Usher
“DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.”
"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…
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Oval Portrait / Three Sundays in a Week)
Five tales by a poetic master of horror. Black Cat Fall of the House of Usher Ms. Found in a Bottle Oval Portrait Three Sundays in a Week
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Fall of the House of Usher has the widest readership — 93104 ratings behind its score.
- The Fall of the House of Usher runs the darker storyline; The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Oval Portrait / Three Sundays in a Week) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
New to the genre?
The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Oval Portrait / Three Sundays in a Week)
Moderate vs Demanding for The Fall of the House of Usher
In the mood for something dark?
The Fall of the House of Usher
a darker storyline than The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Oval Portrait / Three Sundays in a Week)
Want something lighter?
The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Oval Portrait / Three Sundays in a Week)
an easier tone than The Fall of the House of Usher
Scores by source
| The Fall of the House of Usher | The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Oval Portrait / Three Sundays in a Week) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (93104) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (640) | 4.0 (641) |
Reception
| The Fall of the House of Usher | The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales (Black Cat / Fall of the House of Usher / Ms. Found in a Bottle / Oval Portrait / Three Sundays in a Week) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 93104 | 641 |
| Editions | 237 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 54996 | — |
| Reading it now | 1859 | — |
| Written reviews | 6071 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 51188 | — |
| Pages | 36 | 82 |