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Book The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Download or read book The Murders in the Rue Morgue written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by SAMPI Books. This book was released on 2024-01-24 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Rue Morgue Murders" is a pioneering tale in the mystery genre, in which detective Auguste Dupin uses his acute observation and logic to solve a brutal double murder in Paris, revealing a surprising and unusual outcome.

Book The First Detective

    Book Details:
  • Author : Edgar Allan Poe
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2009-05
  • ISBN : 9781846777004
  • Pages : 136 pages

Download or read book The First Detective written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'first detective' of fiction steps out 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' by Edgar Allan Poe is widely considered to be the first true detective story; also in this volume are the author's two other detective fiction classics featuring the same central character-'The Mystery of Marie Rogêt' & 'The Purloined Letter.' The French detective who features in all three is Chevalier Auguste Dupin, an amateur sleuth who puts himself in the position of the criminal and then uses logical deduction to discover how a crime was committed. This is an opportunity for lovers of classic crime and detective fiction to own and read these important and groundbreaking mysteries in a single volume, available in paperback or hardback with dust jacket for collectors.

Book Ten Great Mysteries

Download or read book Ten Great Mysteries written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 1960 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten tales by the master of the macabre.

Book Classic Tales of Mystery

    Book Details:
  • Author : Editors of Canterbury Classics
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2021-09-21
  • ISBN : 1645178943
  • Pages : 784 pages

Download or read book Classic Tales of Mystery written by Editors of Canterbury Classics and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven classic whodunits starring master sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown. A superstar lineup of detectives—including Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, and Hercule Poirot—headlines this elegant leather-bound edition of classic mystery stories. Short stories such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and G. K. Chesterton’s “The Blue Cross” are ideal for a cozy evening by the fire, while novels like Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links and Jules Verne’s An Antarctic Mystery will keep you engrossed for days. The eleven works in this volume are preceded by a scholarly introduction that explores the origins of the genre, as well as the development of the modern mystery story and the contributions made by each author. Works Included Short stories: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," Edgar Allan Poe "The Adventure of the Creeping Man," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Blue Cross," G. K. Chesterton "The Coin of Dionysius," Ernest Bramah "The Anthropologist at Large," R. Austin Freeman "The Most Dangerous Game," Richard Connell Novels: The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie Whose Body?, Dorothy Sayers The Thirty-nine Steps, John Buchan An Antarctic Mystery, Jules Verne Room 13, Edgar Wallace

Book Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe

Download or read book Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-02-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new selection for the NEA’s Big Read program A compact selection of Poe’s greatest stories and poems, chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts for their Big Read program. This selection of eleven stories and seven poems contains such famously chilling masterpieces of the storyteller’s art as “The Tell-tale Heart,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and such unforgettable poems as “The Raven,” “The Bells,” and “Annabel Lee.” Poe is widely credited with pioneering the detective story, represented here by “The Purloined Letter,” “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” and “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” Also included is his essay “The Philosophy of Composition,” in which he lays out his theory of how good writers write, describing how he constructed “The Raven” as an example.

Book Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Download or read book Tales of Mystery and Imagination written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by London ; Edinburgh : H. Frowde. This book was released on 1903 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Chapter on Autography

Download or read book A Chapter on Autography written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Download or read book The Murders in the Rue Morgue written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Worthington Company. This book was released on 1887 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chilling Tales by Edgar Allan Poe

    Book Details:
  • Author : Edgar Allan Poe
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2015-10-10
  • ISBN : 9781517729097
  • Pages : 342 pages

Download or read book Chilling Tales by Edgar Allan Poe written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-10-10 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EXCEPTIONAL EDITION Read the thirty greatest scary short-stories by Edgar Allan Poe, in a beautiful paperback edition: Ms. Found in a Bottle (1833) Berenice (1835) Morella (1835) Silence - A fable (1837) Ligeia (1838) The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) The Man That Was Used Up (1839) The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) The Oval Portrait (1842) The Black Cat (1842) The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) The Pit and The Pendulum (1843) The Gold-Bug (1843) A Tale of the Ragged Mountains (1844) The Balloon Hoax (1844) The Purloined Letter (1844) The Oblong Box (1844) The Hop-Frog (1845) The Purloined Letter (1845) The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (1845) The Cask of Amontillado (1846) The Sphinx (1846) William Wilson (1839) The Imp Of The Perverse (1850) Eleonora (1850) The Spectacles (1850) Never Bet The Devil Your Head (1850) The Premature Burial (1850) The Masque of the Red Death (1850) The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether (1856) Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, widely regarded as a central figure of American literature. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction and fantasy.

Book The Raven and Other Writings

Download or read book The Raven and Other Writings written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poe's most famous tales and poems, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Raven," are collected in this edition that includes a reading group guide.

Book The Works of Edgar Allan Poe   Volume 5

Download or read book The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 5 written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-26 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About Author The works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing. These works are generally considered part of the Dark romanticism movement, a literary reaction to Transcendentalism. Poe's writing reflects his literary theories: he disagreed with didacticism[3] and allegory. Meaning in literature, he said in his criticism, should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface; works whose meanings are too obvious cease to be art. Poe pursued originality in his works, and disliked proverbs.He often included elements of popular pseudosciences such as phrenology and physiognomy.His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning. Though known as a masterly practitioner of Gothic fiction, Poe did not invent the genre; he was following a long-standing popular tradition.Poe's literary career began in 1827 with the release of 50 copies of Tamerlane and Other Poems credited only to "a Bostonian", a collection of early poems that received virtually no attention. In December 1829, Poe released Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems in Baltimore before delving into short stories for the first time with "Metzengerstein" in 1832.His most successful and most widely read prose during his lifetime was "The Gold-Bug", which earned him a $100 prize, the most money he received for a single work. One of his most important works, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", was published in 1841 and is today considered the first modern detective story.Poe called it a "tale of ratiocination".Poe became a household name with the publication of "The Raven" in 1845, though it was not a financial success. The publishing industry at the time was a difficult career choice and much of Poe's work was written using themes specifically catered for mass market tastes.

Book Selected Tales

Download or read book Selected Tales written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1980 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new selection of 24 tales places the most popular--"The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", and "The Purloined Letter"--alongside less well-known travel narratives, metaphysical essays, and political satires.

Book How I Wrote the Raven

Download or read book How I Wrote the Raven written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here Edgar Allan Poe writes how he came to produce his poem.

Book The Murders of the Rue Morgue and Other Tales

Download or read book The Murders of the Rue Morgue and Other Tales written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Anthologizing Poe

Download or read book Anthologizing Poe written by Emron Esplin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores how anthologizers and editors of Edgar Allan Poe play an integral role in shaping our conceptions of Poe as the author we have come to recognize, revere, and critique today. In the spheres of literature and popular culture, Poe wields more global influence than any other U.S. author. This influence, however, cannot be attributed solely to the quality of Poe’s texts or to his compellingly tragic biography. Rather, his continued prominence as a writer owes much to the ways that Poe has been interpreted, portrayed, and packaged by an extensive group of mediators ranging from anthologizers, editors, translators, and fellow writers to literary critics, filmmakers, musicians, and illustrators. In this volume, the work of presenting Poe’s texts for public consumption becomes a fascinating object of study in its own right, one that highlights the powerful and often overlooked influence of those who have edited, anthologized, translated, and adapted the author’s writing over the past 170 years.

Book Red Shoes and Other Tales

Download or read book Red Shoes and Other Tales written by Metaphrog and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the child of peasants, Karen grew up with a pair of simple red shoes. Then, when her parents died, Karen was adopted by a rich old woman who gave Karen a new pair of red shoes that would make princesses green with envy. This newfound wealth causes Karen to forget her humble origins and grow up to become a cruel and vain adult. Then, one day, the red shoes that sparked her greed come to life and steer Karen down a path she never would have imagined in her wildest dreams. This volume also includes Metaphrog's adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, "The Little Match Girl" and a tale of their own invention, "The Glass Case".

Book The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories

Download or read book The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Stories written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother and daughter are bafflingly and brutally murdered inside a locked room on Rue Morgue, and C. Auguste Dupin must apply his fine detective skills to piece together the mystery. Horror, madness, violence and the dark forces hidden in humanity abound in this collection of Poe's brilliant tales. The Green Popular Penguins Story It was in 1935 when Allen Lane stood on a British railway platform looking for something good to read on his journey. His choice was limited to popular magazines and poor quality paperbacks. Lane's disappointment at the range of books available led him to found a company - and change the world. In 1935 the Penguin was born, but it took until the late 1940s for the Crime and Mystery series to emerge. The genre thrived in the post-war austerity of the 1940s, and reached heights of popularity by the 1960s. Suspense, compelling plots and captivating characters ensure that once again you need look no further than the Penguin logo for the scene of the perfect crime.