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The Murders in the Rue Morgue Paperback – 2 March 2009

by Edgar Allan Poe (Author)
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Poe's three classic tales of mystery and detectionWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MATTHEW PEARL

Edgar Allan Poe invented the genre of detective fiction with these three mesmerising stories of a young French eccentric named C. Auguste Dupin- 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Rogat' and 'The Purloined Letter'. Years later Dorothy Sayers would describe these tales as 'almost a complete manual of detective theory and practice'. Indeed, Poe's short mysteries inspired the creation of countless literary sleuths, among them Sherlock Holmes.Today the unique Dupin stories still stand out as utterly engrossing page-turners.This edition reproduces the definitive text of these stories and an introduction and appendix on 'The Earliest Detectives' by the novelist Matthew Pearl.
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    0099529580
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    978-0099529583
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    VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET
  5. Publication date
    2 March 2009
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    12.9 x 0.9 x 19.8 cm
  8. Print length
    160 pages
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The best detective in fiction...Dupin is unrivalled -- Arthur Conan Doyle

Poe's blackly ingenious tale of brutal murder in 19th-century Paris establishes C. Auguste Dupin, a man of 'peculiar analytic ability', as the model for pretty much every intellectual detective to come -- The Ultimate Reading List ― Sunday Telegraph

For their supernatural grotesquerie and graveyard doom,[Poe's stories] foreshadow Stephen King and the "southern gothic" of Truman Capote... his work continues to enthral. His greatest tales radiate a dark humour and mockery that strike an oddly modern note. ― Sunday Times

If genius is an exceptional capacity for imaginative creation, Poe had it in spades. With Dupin in The Murders In The Rue Morgue, he created the first detective story before the word 'detective' existed ― Daily Mail

The modern horror novel owes an enormous debt to Poe, and the novel of psychological horror owes him almost everything ― Spectator

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Poe's three classic tales of mystery and detectionWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MATTHEW PEARL

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET; 1st edition (2 March 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0099529580
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0099529583
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 0.9 x 19.8 cm
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    Author, poet, and literary critic, Edgar Allan Poe is credited with pioneering the short story genre, inventing detective fiction, and contributing to the development of science fiction. However, Poe is best known for his works of the macabre, including such infamous titles as The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Lenore, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Part of the American Romantic Movement, Poe was one of the first writers to make his living exclusively through his writing, working for literary journals and becoming known as a literary critic. His works have been widely adapted in film. Edgar Allan Poe died of a mysterious illness in 1849 at the age of 40.

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Maggie
5.0 out of 5 stars came in perfect condition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 December 2023
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I haven't read it yet but I ordered 3 more different books -poems by "Chuuya Nakahara", "Rashomon and 17 other stories" and "The Overcoat"- And they all came together, the package was left in the rain but when I opened the package they were untouched
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Monica
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on 11 July 2019
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Great story
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Emre
5.0 out of 5 stars Danke Edgar A. poe
Reviewed in Germany on 9 January 2016
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Weltklasse Roman mit unerwartetem Ende.
Der Leser fühlt sich den lyrischen Ich ständig überlegen und hat somit Spaß am Lesen, weil er intelligenter zu sein scheint.
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かぼちゃ
3.0 out of 5 stars 意外というかなんというか…
Reviewed in Japan on 14 March 2006
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深夜のモルグ街の屋敷で、母娘が惨殺された。

多くの人間がその声を聞いているにもかかわらず、犯人の姿を目撃した者はいない。

そして、事件のあった部屋のすべてのドアと窓には、内側から鍵がかけられていた。

奇妙な声で謎の言葉を話す、その犯人の正体は…

え゛〜っっ！？　って感じです。

残念だったのは、結構はじめの方で、巻末のGLOSSARYを見ようとして、

うっかり最後のイラストを見てしまったこと。

内容を知らずに読む方、最後のイラストでネタバレしちゃうので、

要注意です！
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Jose
3.0 out of 5 stars First detective story ever...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2023
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I re-read this story after watching a movie with Poe as a character. Unrelated to this, it made me want to re-read some of Poe's stories.
Ignore the first few pages about chess players, really unnecessary in my view.
Overall, it is a short story about a closed room murder, with an unexpected solution.
Poe, since then, wrote a few more stories about this precursor of Sherlock Holmes
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