About this title: Includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Mystery of Marie Roget," and "The Purloined Letter" Between 1841 and 1844, Edgar Allan Poe invented the genre of detective fiction with three mesmerizing stories of a young French eccentric named C. Auguste Dupin. Introducing to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, these tales brought Poe fame and fortune to live on. Years later, Dorothy Sayers would describe "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" as "almost a complete manual of detective theory and practice." Indeed, Poe's short mysteries inspired the creation of countless ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780679643425ISBN:0679643427
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780679643425ISBN:0679643427
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780679643425ISBN:0679643427
Description: New. Includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue, " "The Mystery of Marie Roget, " and "The Purloined Letter" Between 1841 and 1844, Edgar Allan Poe invented the genre of detective fiction with three mesmerizing stories of a young French eccentric named C. read more
"Remember the show Wishbone on PBS? I kind of worshipped that show as a kid, and while I was reading The Purloined Letter I couldn't help imagining Dupin as a little Jack Russel Terrier dressed in Edwardian clothing and solving mysteries.
I prefer that version. As we learned from Shakespeare in Love: audiences love a bit with a dog."
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