There are five stories in this book. "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Barrel of Amontillado" are stories of madness; "The Maelstrom" describes fear of death during a storm on the ocenn; and in "The Murders of the Rue Morgue" and "The Stolen Letter" meet C.Auguste Dupin, Poe's famous Parisian detective.
Penguin Readers are simplified texts designed in association with Longman, the world famous educational publisher, to provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Each book has an introduction and extensive activity material. They are published at seven levels from Easystarts (200 words) to Advanced (3000 words)
- Introduction
- The Fall of the House of Usher
- The Maelstrom
- The Barrel of Amontillado
- The Murders in the Rue Morgue
- The Stolen Letter
Activities