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    La Falo de Uŝero-Domo
    La Falo de Uŝero-Domo
    La Falo de Uŝero-Domo
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    La Falo de Uŝero-Domo

    By Edwin Grobe and Edgar Allan Poe

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    LanguageEsperanto
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 2004
    La Falo de Uŝero-Domo

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    • 4/5
      A gothic tale by Poe as the narrator visits an old friend. Things don't quite seem right, and the story quickly turns into a tale of horror. I'm pretty sure I read this at some point in the past, but it was a nice change of pace.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this little short story (novelette? It seems to rich and full to be called a short story). I think this is a story that could really benefit from re-reads (and re-re-reads and re-re-re-reads). The story grabs you from the opening description of the house of Usher, especially with it's subtle personification, specifically the several references to eyes and the eerie sense of doom. I am not enough of a scholar to be able to say what exactly created the feeling of unease, but as Usher and the narrator's paranoia rose, so did mine! I would recommend this quick, gripping read to anyone.
    • 3/5
      A classic gothic Poe novella. Good. Worth the read.
    • 5/5
      Of course; I'd read this before (somewhere or other, I have an old set of the complete works of Poe, which I bought at the estate sale of a recently-deceased woman - I felt it was appropriate, somehow.) However, it's been a long time. A re-read was welcome, since I'd recently read "Madeline's Version" by F. Brett Cox, which gives another viewpoint on this tale.
      Still, for language and vivid imagery, the original Poe cannot be surpassed. Just the opening paragraphs bring the titular house to chilling 'life' as no other description of a cursed abode may even have done. A classic for a reason.
    • 3/5
      Read for coursera Fantasy and Science Fiction course. Good, lots of color--especially in varieties of gray/black--mentioned. Good mood setting. The story itself? Meh.
    • 4/5
      Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the masters of short horror fiction and The Fall of the House of Usher, originally published in 1839, is a classic example of his skill. In about 40 pages this story touches on many Gothic elements such as a haunted house, a mysterious illness, a cursed family along with death and entombment. The author creates an atmospheric and creepy story that builds to its macabre finish as the narrator reveals the sinister and grotesque details that bring about the end of the Usher family.
    • 4/5
      Not to dote along a cliche, but it was simply thrilling detour: a bit purple perhaps, but enjoyable.
    • 3/5
      Poe's penchant for florid narrative and the fact that his works were written almost two centuries ago simply don't work for me. I find his style difficult and sometimes tedious. However, the actual storyline is compelling and for that he deserves credit.Worthwhile, but overrated.
    • 3/5
      It is interesting that the narrator of the story is a sane intelligent man whereas his friend is intelligent also, but is suffering from mental strain. Both are sophisticated and are reading exotic books to help the sick man to not focus on his mental state.
      “His chief delight, however, was found in the perusal of an exceedingly rare and curious book in quarto Gothic—the manual of a forgotten church—the Vigiliæ Mortuorum Secundum Chorum Ecclesiæ Maguntinæ."
      The intelligence is needed to make the storyline more believable. Give it a read because of Poe's descriptions set the mood for the story.
    • 3/5
      There’s overly exuberant Poe who tries to capture horror in an abundance of exclamations and a rush of words and then there’s the Poe who captures horror in a neurotic and melancholy creep of dread. I like the latter.
    • 4/5
      "The Fall of the House of Usher" recounts the terrible events that befall the last remaining members of the once-illustrious Usher clan—narrated by the boyhood friend of Roderick Usher. It is a gothic horror story and a great example of how an author such as Poe gets straight to the point. It is a quick read—but the fear and the horror grow with sentence. A 4 out of 5 stars.
    • 2/5
      This horror/suspense short story had a lot of buildup and mood-setting descriptions, but was a much shorter tale than I had anticipated or remembered. I think I used the dictionary function on my Nook more times in this story than I have in the last ten books I've read combined. This one didn't live up to my expectations for Poe, the master of suspense.
    • 5/5
      Dark and creepy; a great short story.

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    La Falo de Uŝero-Domo - Edwin Grobe

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    Title: La Falo de Usxero-Domo

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    Author: Edgar Poe

    Translator: Edwin Grobe

    Release Date: January 31, 2006 [EBook #17425]

    Language: Esperanto

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    LA

    FALO

    DE

    UŜERO-DOMO

    NOVELO

    DE

    USONA VERKISTO

    EDGAR ALLAN POE

    (1809-1849)

    Esperantigis

    EDWIN GROBE

    Arizona-Stelo-Eldonejo

    1620 North Sunset Drive

    Tempe, Arizona 85281-1550, Usono

    2000

    Edgar Allan Poe:

    LA FALO DE UŜERO-DOMO

    Origina Anglalingva Titolo:

    THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

    LA FALO DE UŜERO-DOMO

    Dum la tuta daŭro de teda, malhela, sensona tago en la aŭtuno de la jaro, kiam la nuboj pendis preme kaj malalte en la ĉielo, mi pasis sola, sur ĉevalo, tra malkutime morna kamparregiono; kaj finfine min trovis, dum estiĝis la vesperaj ombroj, ĉe vidpunkto pri la melankolia Uŝero-Domo. Mi malscias la kialon de tio—sed je la unua ekvido pri la konstruaĵo, sento de netolerebla malfeliĉo invadis mian spiriton. Mi diras netolerebla ĉar trankviligis tiun senton nenia duonplezuriga (ĉar poezia) sensaco kiun kutime registras la menso alfronte al la plej severaj naturaj bildoj pri sovaĝeco aŭ teruro. Mi rigardis la scenon antaŭ mi—la nuran domon kaj la simplajn pejzaĝtrajtojn de la bieno—la mornajn murojn—la malplenajn okulaspektajn fenestrojn—kelkajn fetorajn kareksojn—kaj kelkajn blankajn trunkojn de putrintaj arboj—kun nepra depremo de animo kiun mi scipovas kompari kun nenia surtera sensaco pli taŭge ol kun la postrevo de opiofestinto—la amara replonĝo en ĉiutagan vivadon—la malbelega forfalo de la vualo. Ekestis glaciiĝo, sinkado, malsaniĝo de la koro—senkompensa morneco de pensado kiun sukcesis survojigi ĝis sublimeco nenia premego de la imagpovo. Kio—mi paŭzis por primediti la temon—kio min tiom maltrankviligis dum mi rigardis Uŝero-Domon? Estis mistero nepre nesolvebla; cetere mi malsukcesis barakti kun la ombraj fantazioj kiuj min kunpremis dum mi meditadis. Mi devis min turni al la maltaŭga konkludo ke, dum sendube ja ekzistas kombinoj de tre simplaj naturaj objektoj havantaj la povon nin tiel afekcii, tamen la analizo de tiu povo nombriĝas inter konsideradoj preterpasantaj nian komprenon. Eblas, mi pensis, ke simpla malsama aranĝo de la trajtoj de la sceno, de la detaloj de la bildo, sufiĉos por aliigi aŭ eĉ entute nuligi ties kapablon fari malfeliĉan efekton; kaj, responde al tiu hipotezo, mi bridrimenis mian ĉevalon ĉe la kruta bordo de nigra kaj nebularda lageto kuŝanta en senbrua heleco apud la loĝejo kaj subenrigardis—sed kun tremego eĉ pli ekscitanta ol antaŭe—la rearanĝitajn kaj inversigitajn bildojn pri la griza karekso kaj la

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