The Murders in the Rue Morgue: first published in 1841: Volume 1 (1st. Page Classics) - Softcover

Poe, Edgar Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544124279 ISBN 13: 9781544124278

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

The short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" opens with a lengthy explanation of ratiocination. C. Auguste Dupin demonstrates his prowess by deducing his companion's thoughts as if through apparent supernatural power.
The story then turns to the double murder of Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter at their home in the Rue Morgue in Paris. According to newspaper accounts, the mother was found in a yard behind the house. The daughter was found strangled to death and stuffed upside down into a chimney. The murders occurred in a fourth-floor room that was locked from the inside ...
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is first published in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1544124279
• ISBN 13: 9781544124278
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 60