The Fall of the House of Usher - ( pt 1 of 6)
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thanks, I am reading this for school!
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Beats reading it!
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Great (and prophetic!) storyteller and thinker.
You tell the story finely and may I say that your voice resembles that of John Malkovich.
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@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
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I really like your reading! It gives the book and eerie feeling. ^^ Thanks for uploading. :)
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Thank you for doing this, I'm studying it and found it hard to read it out loud in my female voice. Beautifully done.
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you skip alot of words
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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.
It's so long. :|
superproxylovee 6 months ago
@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?
XenagogueVicene 6 months ago
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.
XenagogueVicene 1 year ago
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
XenagogueVicene 2 years ago 2