“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 Fräulein von Scuderi (1819) by E.T.A. Hoffmann and Zadig (1748) by Voltaire.
C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mysterious brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear to be human.
As the first true detective in fiction, the Dupin character established many literary devices which would be used in future fictional detectives including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Many later characters, for example, follow Poe’s model of the brilliant detective, his personal friend who serves as narrator, and the final revelation being presented before the reasoning that leads up to it. Dupin himself reappears in “The Mystery of Marie Roget” and “The Purloined Letter”.
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Poe, Edgar Allan – Manoscritto trovato in una bottiglia – Language: Italian, Short Stories – Format: ePub Manoscritto trovato in una bottiglia (in lingua inglese MS. Found in a Bottle) è un racconto breve scritto da Edgar Allan Poe e pubblicato per la prima volta il 19 ottobre 1833 sul Baltimore Saturday Visiter, vincendo un premio di (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – Racconti – Language: Italian, Short Stories – Format: iSilo |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – Racconti Straordinari – Language: Italian, Short Stories – Format: ePub Nonostante Poe sia universalmente conosciuto come scrittore di storie di mistero, di introspezione – spesso dolorosa – e di morte, fu anche autore di racconti satirici e spesso comici molti dei quali tesi a una feroce critica di (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – Stravaganze – Language: Italian, Short Stories – Format: iSilo |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – La caída de la casa Usher – Language: Spanish, Short Stories – Format: ePub Un joven caballero es invitado al viejo caserón de un amigo de la adolescencia, Roderick Usher, artista enfermizo y excéntrico que vive completamente recluido en compañía de su hermana, Lady Madeline, también delicada de salud. (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – El retrato oval – Language: Spanish, Short Stories – Format: ePub Este relato narra la historia de un hombre herido que pasa la noche en un castillo abandonado recientemente. El castillo era suntuoso y estaba decorado con hermosos tapices y cuadros. El hombre coge un pequeño libro que encuentra (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – Lo scarabeo d’oro – Language: Italian, Short Stories – Format: ePub La vicenda è ambientata nell’isola di Sullivan, presso la città di Charleston, nella Carolina del Sud e viene raccontata dall’autore in prima persona. |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – Nuovi racconti straordinari – Language: Italian, Short Stories – Format: ePub Nonostante Poe sia universalmente conosciuto come scrittore di storie di mistero, di introspezione – spesso dolorosa – e di morte, fu anche autore di racconti satirici e spesso comici molti dei quali tesi a una feroce critica di (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – The Murders in the Rue Morge – Language: English, Short Stories – Format: ePub “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 (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – Le avventure di Gordon Pym – Language: Italian, Novel – Format: ePub La trama del romanzo, che viene presentata come una serie di fatti realmente accaduti, ruota attorno alla vicenda di Arthur Gordon Pym, un giovane che si imbarca clandestinamente a bordo della baleniera “Grampus” e che si ritrova (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe – Language: English, Complete Works of – Format: ePub This is the COMPLETE WORKS of the great literary giant Edgar Allan Poe. This is the only eBook available with every tale – even the very rare ones – poem, essay, letter and much, much more! Now you can truly own Poe’s immense and (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – El escarabajo de oro – Language: Spanish, Short Stories – Format: iSilo El escarabajo de oro (título original en inglés: The Gold Bug) es un cuento del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe publicado por primera vez en junio de 1843, en el Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper, después de que Poe ganase un (More) |
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Poe, Edgar Allan – El Gato negro – Language: Spanish, Short Stories – Format: iSilo El gato negro (título original en inglés: The Black Cat) es un cuento de horror del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe, publicado en el periódico Saturday Evening Post de Filadelfia en su número del 19 de agosto de 1843. La (More) |
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