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"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt".
Facsimile of Poe's original manuscript for "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", the first appearance of C. Auguste Dupin. Dupin is from what was once a wealthy family, but "by a variety of untoward events" has been reduced to more humble circumstances, and contents himself only with the basic necessities of life. [2]
Poe scholar Arthur Hobson Quinn speculates that later detective stories might have set up M. Le Bon, the suspect who is arrested, as appearing guilty as a red herring, though Poe chose not to. [6] Poe wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" at a time when crime was at the forefront in people's minds due to urban development.
For 174 years, the world has wondered exactly what—or who—caused author Edgar Allan Poe’s tragic, untimely death in 1849. Is the true answer close at last? A Breakthrough Clue May Untangle ...
Chao Mae Tuptim shrine: A shrine dedicated to penises in Bangkok, built in the early 20th century by a Thai businessman, on the edge of his property. Christmas Island: A small island and external territory of Australia close to Indonesia that is mainly known for having up to 100 million crabs migrate to spawn there every year. Dahala Khagrabari
Path of Exile is a free-to-play action role-playing video game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games. Following an open beta phase, the game was released for Microsoft Windows in October 2013.
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is a 32-team tournament featuring top professional clubs from around the world, set to begin June 15, 2025, in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of FIFA)
"Ligeia" (/ l aɪ ˈ dʒ iː ə /) is an early short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1838. The story follows an unnamed narrator and his wife Ligeia, a beautiful and intelligent raven-haired woman.