The narrator peers at a "black and lurid tarn" in order to dilute his apprehension, but it ends up deepening his dread.
The narrator of this story describes his friend's "delicate Hebrew model" and a chin whose lack of prominence suggests "a want of moral energy." That friend plays a "speaking guitar" that produces dirges as solemn as von Weber's last waltz. The narrator peers at a "black and lurid tarn" in order to dilute his apprehension, but it ends up deepening his dread. Its protagonist goes on to witness a strange whirlwind during a stormy night just after an incubus sits on his chest. A tale about (*) Ethelred by Sir Launcelot Canning is read out loud by the narrator, who also hears about "The Haunted Mansion." A letter sent to the narrator summons him to the title structure, whose main vault is the site of an entombment, really a murder attempt, from which Madeleine escapes and dies with her brother Roderick. For 10 points, identify this story that ends with the collapse of the title structure, written by Poe.
The narrator of this story describes his friend's "delicate Hebrew model" and a chin whose lack of prominence suggests "a want of moral energy.
“{Fall} of the {House} of {Usher}”