The Murders in the Rue Morgue

by Edgar Allan Poe

First published 1841 · 42 pages

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"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

  • Murder
  • Fiction
  • American Detective and mystery stories
  • C. Auguste Dupin (Fictitious character)
  • Fiction, mystery & detective, general
  • Libros de lectura
  • Ingle s
  • France, fiction

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