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The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales

Librarian's note: this entry relates to the collection of three stories, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt,” and “The Purloined Letter.” Entries for the individual short stories, and others by the author, can be found elsewhere.

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, although perhaps less of the second. Years later, Dorothy Sayers would describe “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” as “almost a complete manual of detective theory and practice.” Indeed, Poe’s short mysteries inspired the creation of countless literary sleuths, among them Sherlock Holmes. Today, the unique Dupin stories still stand out as utterly engrossing page-turners.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 160
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780679643425
  • Characters
  • C. Auguste Dupin, the Narrator (the three Dupin stories)
  • Settings
  • Paris
  • Genres
  • classics, mystery, fiction, horror, crime, literature, gothic, american
  • Release date
  • 2006