The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

"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.

Details
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
9781984202260
N/A
2018
EN
38 pages
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