"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination." Similar works predate Poe's stories, including Das Fraulein von Scuderi (1819) by E.T.A. Hoffmann and Zadig (1748) by Voltaire."
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective...
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, the companion volume to Poe's better-known Tales of Mystery and Imagination, contains a selection of his very best stories, many of which first appeared in book form in the original Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1840.
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, the companion volume to Poe's better-known Tales of Mystery and Imagination, contains a selection of his very be...
"The Mystery of Marie Roget," often subtitled A Sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime."
"The Mystery of Marie Roget," often subtitled A Sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This i...
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A new selection of the greatest Gothic fiction from one of the most deranged and deliciously weird writers of the nineteenth century. The tales are accompanied by the classic illustrations of Harry Clarke, an artist fully alive to the deep darkness at the heart of Poe's writing.
A new selection of the greatest Gothic fiction from one of the most deranged and deliciously weird writers of the nineteenth century. The tales are ac...
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Dans cette nouvelle, William Legrand, trouve un magnifique scarabee dore sur l'ile Sullivan en Caroline du Sud ou ce fils de bonne famille dechu est v...