Download or read book Universal Horrors written by Tom Weaver and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated since its first publication in 1990, this acclaimed critical survey covers the classic chillers produced by Universal Studios during the golden age of hollywood horror, 1931 through 1946. Trekking boldly through haunts and horrors from The Frankenstein Monster, The Wolf Man, Count Dracula, and The Invisible Man, to The Mummy, Paula the Ape Woman, The Creeper, and The Inner Sanctum, the authors offer a definitive study of the 86 films produced during this era and present a general overview of the period. Coverage of the films includes complete cast lists, credits, storyline, behind-the-scenes information, production history, critical analysis, and commentary from the cast and crew (much of it drawn from interviews by Tom Weaver, whom USA Today calls "the king of the monster hunters"). Unique to this edition are a new selection of photographs and poster reproductions and an appendix listing additional films of interest.
Download or read book The Beautiful Cigar Girl written by Daniel Stashower and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-12-04 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 28, 1841, the body of Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar girl, was found floating in the Hudson-and New York's unregulated police force proved incapable of solving the crime. One year later, a struggling writer named Edgar Allan Poe decided to take on the case-and sent his fictional detective, C. Auguste Dupin, to solve the baffling murder of Mary Rogers in "The Mystery of Marie Rog t."
Download or read book Poe the Detective written by John Walsh and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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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.
Download or read book The Paris Mysteries Deluxe Edition written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Pushkin Vertigo. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful gift edition of three macabre mysteries featuring the first and greatest of detectives, Auguste Dupin An apartment on the rue Morgue turned into a charnel house; the corpse of a shopgirl dragged from the Seine; a high-stakes game of political blackmail - three mysteries that have enthralled the whole of Paris, and baffled the city's police. The brilliant Chevalier Auguste Dupin investigates - can he find the solution where so many others before him have failed? These three stories from the pen of Edgar Allan Poe are some of the most influential ever written, widely praised and credited with inventing the detective genre. This edition contains: 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Rogêt' and 'The Purloined Letter'.
Download or read book The Mystery of Marie Rog t written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic detective short story shrouded in mystery, "Marie Rogêt" features Poe’s famour investigator C. Auguste Dupin trying to solve a murder case. Based upon an actual murder, the short story is an intricate narrative revolving around floating dead bodies, strange suicides, phials of poison, and the power of newspapers to solve the gruesome murder. Cumbersome and rather slow-paced, the story is also often labelled as Poe’s least successful among his detective works. On the other hand, it can easily be read as an episode from the CSI TV series, indulging in sneaky situations and hypothetical resolutions. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, author, and literary critic. Most famous for his poetry, short stories, and tales of the supernatural, mysterious, and macabre, he is also regarded as the inventor of the detective genre and a contributor to the emergence of science fiction, dark romanticism, and weird fiction. His most famous works include "The Raven" (1945), "The Black Cat" (1943), and "The Gold-Bug" (1843).
Download or read book The Murders In The Rue Morgue The Mystery Of Marie Roget written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considered to be the first literary detective, C. Auguste Dupin turns his deductive skills to solving two seemingly un-solvable mysteries. In “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” Dupin must deduce the identity of the murderer of Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter despite contradictory witnesses and puzzling evidence. In “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt” Dupin again uses his skills to discover the identity of the murderer of Marie Rogêt, whose body has been discovered in the Seine River. A pioneer of the short story genre, Poe’s stories typically captured themes of the macabre and included elements of the mysterious. His better-known stories include “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, “The Masque of the Red Death” and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.
Download or read book The Dupin Mysteries written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Stacey International. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master of the macabre and suspense, Edgar Allan Poe's short stories have sent shivers down spines of generations of readers. Of these, arguably none are as chilling as The Dupin Mysteries. In 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Purloined Letter' and 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' the shrewd amateur detective, Chevalier Auguste Dupin, embarks on some of the darkest and most suspenseful mysteries ever published.
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:
Download or read book The Mystery of Marie Roget written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-18 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Mystery of Marie Roget," often is a story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. Plot Summary: Poe's detective character C. Auguste Dupin and his sidekick the unnamed narrator undertake the unsolved murder of Marie Roget in Paris. The body of Roget, a perfume shop employee, is found in the Seine River and the press takes a keen interest in the mystery. Dupin remarks that the newspapers "create a sensation, (rather) than to further the cause of truth." Even so, he uses the newspaper reports to get into the mind of the murderer. Dupin uses his skills of ratiocination to determine that a single murderer was involved who dragged her by the cloth belt around her waist at first, then switching to a cloth around her neck, before dumping her body off a boat into the river. Finding the boat, Dupin suggests, will lead the police to the murderer. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 1 written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's finesse to Oscar Wilde's wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim's Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library
Download or read book The Mystery of Marie Roget written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Mystery of Marie Rog�t" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. Poe's detective character C. Auguste Dupin and his sidekick the unnamed narrator undertake the unsolved murder of Marie Rog�t in Paris. The body of Rog�t, a perfume shop employee, is found in the Seine River and the press takes a keen interest in the mystery. Dupin remarks that the newspapers "create a sensation... rather than to further the cause of truth". Even so, he uses the newspaper reports to get into the mind of the murderer.
Download or read book The Mystery of Marie Roget written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Description Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]
Download or read book The Works of Edgar Allan Poe written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mystery of Mary Rogers written by and published by Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carefully and thoroughly researched, and told in Geary's gleeful tongue-in-cheek style with all the lurid details, Mary Rogers was a compelling and beautiful woman employed in a cigar store in New York City. She suddenly disappeared and her body was recovered in the Hudson off the Jersey side. The press had a field day with all the possible shocking possibilities. But the case was never solved. Geary recreates a fascinating picture of the nascent still somewhat anarchical soon-to-be metropolis of New York.
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to American Crime Fiction written by Catherine Ross Nickerson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion examines the range of American crime fiction from execution sermons of the Colonial era to television programmes like The Sopranos.
