The Fall of the House of Usher - ( pt 1 of 6)

[DrMerkwuerdichliebe]

Great (and prophetic!) storyteller and thinker.

You tell the story finely and may I say that your voice resembles that of John Malkovich.

[LilYosh1]

Beats reading it!

[youngsaintsfan]

thanks, I am reading this for school!

[sonic246897531]

@youngsaintsfan Me too, but i am a terrible reader, i read slow and usually have to read something twice to understand it, so i am going to listen to it instead. XD

[LucindaMorde]

I really like your reading! It gives the book and eerie feeling. ^^ Thanks for uploading. :)

[superproxylovee]

It's so long. :|

[XenagogueVicene]

@superproxylovee There are children's versions with more modern language. The illustrations are from the Great Illustrated Classics - stories are rewritten in simpler language. Some people enjoy hearing the archaic language - the antique words ad to the Gothic atmosphere Poe creates. You can enjoy the story without the masters words, but why not learn to appreciate the hard core original?

[safariqueenofblokus]

Thank you for doing this, I'm studying it and found it hard to read it out loud in my female voice. Beautifully done.

[ronaldinhoca]

you skip alot of words

[hanchiman]

I actually started to read Edgar A Poe when I was like 14 or so (during a time when I just love horror fiction, dunno why probably was at a stage). I think House of Usher was the first one of Poe's novel that gave me the chill, maybe it was easy to understand for me back then.

[VesperBloodwing]

You have a very wonderful and fitting voice here. You read it so well,as well...It's hard to read a work of Poe's. His works are enjoyable but sometimes hard to understand or follow if it is hard to grasp a higher level of reading. I am a huge fan of Poe's and even I have a hard time reading his works at times. Ifind myself having to re-read paragraphs in order to get the true feel. I find I read better if I read aloud, or hear someone else read. Very well done,I'd say. Thanks for posting this.

[byrniemac]

Thumbs up for AJ Mittendorf!

[ishouldplayzelda]

pretty good reading, btw you have a very pleasant voice to listen to

[XenagogueVicene]

Poe was born in Boston. He was adopted by a Southern relative who he hated. When Poe died his Southern relatives wanted him to be forgotten. They were embarrassed by his strange tales from the mind of a madman. It was French poets and writers who continued to read Poe and translate what he wrote. They rescued his work.

[smileyface12346]

i hav to read this for Language Arts :|

[CrusaderCatchow]

@smileyface12346 I know your pain xD

[dooode12]

i have to read this for english... this takes ALOT of work of haha

[catdemonninja]

I have to draw the House of Usher for part of a small project in English class. It'll be tiring, but epic...

[vkgoku2012]

You sound almost like James Earl Jones.

[UglyBetty70]

@vkgoku2012 Not really but it sounds good..

[Hollywood7779]

The reader of this sounds like Criss Angel, I know its not but sounds a lot like him :P

[MrWatshisface]

nice drawings. I liked the reader in part 4 and 5 better than these though.

[macwild1234]

Your voice needs to be darker and less optimistic.

[XenagogueVicene]

My drinking days are over, but....When I would listen to audio stories in the past while taking a drink I soom lost interested and focus and switched to music and dancing, especially with the dense old fashion language of Poe. But each to his own....may a cask of amontillado be yours

[littlebiddyteapot]

i think that horror is good for the soul and that edgar is best understood in a depressed drunken state...because sober he is just confusing , considering that he was a drunk himself :)

[100things2do]

@littlebiddyteapot how do you know he was drunk while writting this? my point is that you do NOT!!

[littlebiddyteapot]

@100things2do

nope, that wasnt my point.

i was studying this story in school and understanding it drunk was a bit

easier than understanding it sober for me at the time.

also, edgar did have an alcohol and a gambling problem. thats all i meant :)

[vare2]

my favourite childhood horror book! this book still gives me the chills

[Sammydoodle14]

using this in a paper right now, Thank You!

[NiennaGreycloak]

Edgar Allen Poe is one of the finest poets/writers who ever lived. I loved it!

[gdawgs100]

Thanks a lot man!! Had this on my final and this helped me a ton!!