The Detective Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

by Edgar Allan Poe

Overview

Murder, mystery, and solving crime--the foundations of detective fiction.

Meet C. Auguste Dupin, the first literary example of a brilliant detective created by Edgar Allan Poe, undisputed master of chills and suspense. Follow Dupin's genius skill at problem solving through three detective cases, Poe's only three tales with his seminal character.

In these fundamental works of detective fiction, explore the idea that objects can be hidden in plain sight, that the murderer is not who or what you'd think.

Contains

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"

"The Mystery of Marie Roget"

"The Purloined Letter"

"the Father of the Modern Mystery, the originator of the detective story, the man who created an entire genre"--Kristine Kathryn Rusch, USA Today bestselling author, from her Foreword

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680570991
Publisher:	Wordfire Press
Publication date:	09/16/2020
Pages:	134
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer often credited with inventing the detective fiction genre. Born to two poor actors in 1809, Poe was orphaned by age two as his father left in 1810 and his mother died the following year. Edgar Poe was taken in by a wealthy family-John and Francis Allan-though he was never formally adopted. Poe's desire to be a poet and writer eventually ended his relationship with John Allan and contributed to his lifelong struggle to find acceptance and financial stability.Widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 19th century, Poe redefined many aspects of horror, science fiction, and mystery writing, especially with his introduction of the first written fictional detective character, C. Augustine Dupin, bestowing Poe with the title: "The Father of Detective Fiction." In fact, many of the first readers of Poe's detective stories were under the impression that Poe's detective stories were nonfiction news articles because the analytical procession of this fictional genre was so unfamiliar.It is not known exactly what caused Poe's premature death at the age of 40 in 1849, though his impact on the literary world is undeniable.