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Batgrl (Book Data Kept Elsewhere) (goodreadscombatgrl) | 24 comments The description sounds more like the forward for a series of texts - and not the description for this particular work of Poe. Maybe this has to do with a particular edition or collection? Just thought I'd run this past the Libraryfolk!

The Purloined Letter (C. Auguste Dupin #3)
by Edgar Allan Poe
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27...

Description is currently:
Do your students enjoy a good laugh? Do they like to be scared? Or do they just like a book with a happy ending? No matter what their taste, our Creative Short Stories series has the answer.We've taken some of the world's best stories from dark, musty anthologies and brought them into the light, giving them the individual attention they deserve. Each book in the series has been designed with today's young reader in mind. As the words come to life, students will develop a lasting appreciation for great literature.

The humor of Mark Twain...the suspense of Edgar Allan Poe...the danger of Jack London...the sensitivity of Katherine Mansfield. Creative Short Stories has it all and will prove to be a welcome addition to any library.


A better description would be something like:

In Poe's third story about C. Auguste Dupin, the Parisian detective investigates the mystery of a missing letter.

(I'm rereading the story atm and it's been eons since I read it the first time - I'm sure there's a helpful Poe-knowledgable person who can do better than that!)


message 2: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Odd. I've used the original description from the record.


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