Adapted and illustrated edition of The Fall of the House of Usher at easy-to-read level for a new generation of readers aged 7+. Roderick Usher invites his childhood friend to his family home, the House of Usher.A bleak mansion of gloom standing lonely at the top of the hill.A history of family illness, a ‘mysterious’ lake and the loss of his twin sister all play a part in the desolation of Roderick.Will Roderick’s friend help him accept his family’s fate?About the Creepy Classics Children's Collection:An opera house haunted by a musical spirit and a castle whose owner sleeps in a coffin are just two of the places these ten spooky stories transport readers to.Based on the world’s most famous gothic literature, they have been simplified and sanitised for a younger audience, with all the excitement and thrills of the originals.