The Murders in the Rue Morgue

by Edgar Allan Poe, Russell Lee (Editor)

Overview

This classic Edgar Allan Poe story is one of the first recognized detective stories in American literature. It is about a mysterious double murder in Paris that draws two natives of the city to solve the case.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781511518994
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	03/30/2015
Pages:	78
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.16(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited with contributing to the emergent science fiction genre.Poe died at the age of 40. The cause of his death is undetermined and has been attributed to alcohol, drugs, cholera, rabies, suicide (although likely to be mistaken with his suicide attempt in the previous year), tuberculosis, heart disease, brain congestion and other agents.