The fall of the house of Usher

My only problem with the "antique books" is the language, it takes me longer than usual to understand whole paragraphs, if i do at all .
I must admit that i adore writings from this era, it takes me away to a world of novelty and wonderful manners, but my knowledge of English doesn't allow me to fully enjoy them.
The fall of the house of Usher begins with the invitation the narrator gets from his boyhood friend Roderick Usher, apparently his friend is sick and lonely and he needs a company that may cheer him up, our narrator packs and goes for a sojourn in the house of Usher, he tries to entertain his friend with doing all kind of activities, like reading books and painting ,but all this attempts seems fruitless when it comes to Roderick's mental and physical health.
The book ends with an unexpected surprise, and by the fall of the house of course.
The theme is really dark and mysterious, which made the book kind of scary , but the way it was written made me travel two centuries back so easily.
I really hope that my English will get better so i could read more ancient books and actually understand them.



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