<p><b>Unique collection of short stories</b><br> <br> Presented as "A Sequel to 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'", 'The Mystery of Marie Rogêt' was inspired by the murder of a well-known New York beauty, whose body was found in the Hudson River on 28th July 1841. Just like its predecessor, this story - which also features C. Auguste Dupin, the French detective who solved the Rue Morgue case - is one of the earliest examples of the real-crime murder mystery, and is justly regarded as one of the highest points of the entire genre.<br> <br> Alongside 'Marie Rogêt', this volume, which completes Alma's edition of Edgar Allan Poe's fiction works, includes a wide variety of tales, spanning from his very early beginnings as a writer, with light-hearted skits such as 'The Duc de l'Omelette' and 'Bon-Bon', to rollicking adventure stories, fables, dialogues between spirits and parodies such as 'Mellonta Tauta' and 'X-ing a Paragrab', which he penned only a few months before his premature death in 1849. Taken together, they consolidate Poe's reputation as one of the greatest and most eclectic storytellers of all time.</p>