false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170297363m/45793.jpg 45793 41 Includes <i>The Murders in the Rue Morgue</i>, <i>The Mystery of Marie Rogêt</i>, and <i>The Purloined Letter</i><br><br>Between 1841 and 1844, Edgar Allan Poe invented the genre of detective fiction with three mesmerizing stories of a young French eccentric named C. Auguste Dupin. Introducing to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, these tales brought Poe fame and fortune to live on. Years later, Dorothy Sayers would describe &#8220;The Murders in the Rue Morgue&#8221; as &#8220;almost a complete manual of detective theory and practice.&#8221; Indeed, Poe&#8217;s short mysteries inspired the creation of countless literary sleuths, among them Sherlock Holmes. Today, the Dupin stories still stand out as unique, utterly engrossing page-turners.<br>This Modern Library edition reproduces the definitive texts of the three tales. It includes an enlightening Introduction by novelist Matthew Pearl and an Appendix, &#8220;The Earliest Detectives.&#8221; 1922178 1841 The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales (Modern Library Classics) total:892|5:272|4:347|3:227|2:41|1:5| 892 3516 1090 33 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 13:55:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 15:19:56 -0700 2009 A Study in Scarlet:

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As the first true detective in fiction, ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 06:54:14 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 06:42:42 -0800 2007 And now that I'm done with both the Poe Shadow and The Dupin Tales, I am Poe-d out. The Dupi...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 07 20:24:18 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 20:27:08 -0700 2009 Wishbone on PBS? I kind of worshipped that show as a kid, and while I was reading The Purloined Letter I couldn't help imagining Dupin as a little Jack Russel Terrier dressed in Edwardian clothing and solving mysteries.

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