The Fall of the House of Usher: Simplified for Modern Readers (Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 80054)

“The Fall of the House of Usher” is one of the most famous short stories ever written. It describes the disintegration of a house and its owner and pre-dates modern psychology.
-The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers.
-Every effort has been made to keep the story as close to the original as possible--only word order and difficult vocabulary have been changed.
-End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text.
-Biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe is included.
-Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 80054 EN Fiction IL: UG - BL: 11.4 - AR Pts: 2.0.
-Modern readers will better understand and appreciate this macabre story of gloom, terror, and madness.
For more short stories in easy to understand modern English search for “George Lakon” and www.EasyStories.net.