Our narrator, an Englishman travelling through Germany from Munich on the last day of April is warned not to return late to his hotel. Despite this, the young man leaves his carriage at a crossroads to head in the direction of a mysterious abandoned village.

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Our narrator arises the following morning to learn more of the Château d’Ys and its inhabitants

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Our narrator finds himself lost on the moors of Brittany in north-western France, where he encounters a mysterious stranger.

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Following the death of his sister, Roderick Usher's mental condition deteriorates still further. Our narrator attempts to cheer his spirits by reading him a classic tale of adventure and romance.

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After learning of the rapid decline in his sister's condition, our narrator spends time with the master of the House of Usher and grows ever more concerned by his increasingly eccentric behaviour. 

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An unnamed narrator arrives at the ancient mansion owned by a boyhood companion, Roderick Usher, from whom he has recently received a letter. Usher is suffering from an illness and hopes that seeing his old friend will lift his spirits once more.

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In the concluding part of The Ash Tree, Sir Matthew Fell's grandson discovers that his inheritance is not entirely fortuitous.

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Castringham Hall in Suffolk is a house with an unfortunate history. Many years ago its owner's testimony was instrumental in the guilty verdict and hanging of a supposed witch. Could it be that her last words laid a curse upon the family?

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Our unnamed narrator has taken rooms in an old property in New York City. As he settles down for the night he is disturbed by a very unnerving set of events.

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When, just two days before his wedding to May Forster, the prettiest girl in the village, John Charrington is called to visit his seriously ill godfather, May worries that something will happen to delay his return. John, however reassures her that nothing will prevent him from arriving at his wedding on time.

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