South Manchester Book Group: The Fall of the House of Usher

South Manchester Book Group

We're a friendly and open South Manchester pub-based reading group, and we share a love of books and discussing them with other people. We meet every fortnight, but you don't have to come to them all. It's dead simple; choose a book you like the sound of, read it (or even part of it) beforehand and turn up with a few ideas and money for beer / wine / flirtinis. It's very informal, and we're quite a friendly bunch. We meet at a pub in Didsbury around 8.30 pm, and can usually be found on the table with the books and flirtinis.

We've become rather popular recently so unfortunately aren't accepting new members just at the moment. But please drop us a line on the Contact Us form and we'll add you to our mailing list.

Our reading list, past and present, appears below. Our upcoming schedule of what we’re reading next is here.

The Fall of the House of Usher — Poe

“And, round about his home, the glory That blushed and bloomed Is but a dim-remembered story Of the old time entombed.”

A visitor arrives at the decaying mansion of his childhood friend, Roderick Usher. As time passes, Roderick's belief in the malignant influence of the house on their family’s fate becomes more pronounced.

We'll be reading The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe on 29 October 2026.

though we won't be at The Didsbury on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury.