The Fall of the House of Usher The nineteenth century heralded the birth of one of the greatest Gothic writers of all time - Edgar Allen Poe. Poe captivated audiences by inducing a sense of dread in the reader, which was unparalleled by any other author. ... Poe believed that the worst occurrence one could endure was mental disintegration. ... One can tell that Poe uses his own fears to induce a feeling of terror in the reader. ... These fears haunted Poe all his life, and what better way to convey them then through his legacy - his writings. ...

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