Cassandra narrates the Edgar Allan Poe classic, The Fall of the House of Usher.
This episode is part two! You can find part one HERE.
Cassandra Harold is your narrator.
You can find The Fall of the House of Usher at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/932
"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, originally published 1839 and is in ... Show More
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The Fall of the House of Usher
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