The Dupin Stories
11 pages
|Published: 1 Jan 1844
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ISBN: 9789626342763
Format: Audio cd
Language: English
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Publication date: 1 November 2002
Description
The Murders in the Rue Morgue/The Mystery of Marie Roget/The Purloined LetterBetween 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.