# Madeline Usher — Short Fiction character guide

> Madeline Usher in Short Fiction by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the lady Madeline

**First appearance:** 0025-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher

## Who they are

Twin sister of Roderick Usher, buried alive and returning from the tomb.

## In the story

### [The Life of Edgar Allan Poe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/the-life-of-edgar-allan-poe)

Mentioned indirectly as part of the narrative of 'The House of Usher'.

### [Short Fiction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/short-fiction)

Roderick's twin sister, entombed alive, who returns from the grave in a climactic scene.

### [The Fall of the House of Usher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_14_se/chapters/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher)

Madeline is Roderick's twin sister, who is gravely ill with a cataleptic condition and is later entombed alive.

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