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The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales (Modern Library Classics)by Edgar Allan Poe
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 literary sleuths, among them Sherlock Holmes. Today, the Dupin stories still stand out as unique, utterly engrossing page-turners. This Modern Library edition reproduces the definitive texts of the three tales. It includes an enlightening Introduction by novelist Matthew Pearl and an Appendix, "The Earliest Detectives." About the AuthorMatthew Pearl is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School and has taught literature at Harvard and at Emerson College. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Dante Club and editor of the Modern Library's Longfellow translation of Dante's Inferno. His latest novel is The Poe Shadow. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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