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The Purloined Letter

Edgar Allan Poe · 2018

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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". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in the literary annual The Gift for 1845 (1844) and soon was reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers.

Book details

Year
2018
Language
English
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Editions
111
Reader rating
4.4 / 5 (5)
Pages
46
ISBN
9781720862444

Data source: Wikidata

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