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1) The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Author

Poe, Edgar Allan

Pub. Date

2020

Language

English

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First published in a 1841 edition of Graham's Magazine, The Murders in the Rue Morgue is often cited as the first modern detective story. The first of three stories to center around C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's fictional detective, The Murders in the Rue Morgue involves Dupin's investigation of two women's murders. Establishing many of the tropes that would later become common to detective fiction, the story begins with an explanation of Dupin's theory...

2) The Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Author

Poe, Edgar Allan

Publisher

Duke Classics

Pub. Date

2014

Language

English

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It is virtually impossible to overstate Edgar Allan Poe's importance in the field of American literature. He is credited not only with inventing or significantly advancing the short story, detective fiction, and science fiction, but also with being one of the first Americans to pursue a career in writing as a vocation. This comprehensive volume is a career-spanning collection of Poe's stories and poems.

3) The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum & Other Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Author

Poe, Edgar Allan

Publisher

Naxos AudioBooks

Edition

Unabridged

Language

English

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Includes: The Fall of the House of Usher · The Pit and the Pendulum · The Black Cat · The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar · The Cask of Amontillado · Ligeia · The Tell-Tale Heart · The Masque of the Red Death · The Premature Burial · The Raven

The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly,

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