The Purloined Letter - Unabridged

by Edgar Allan Poe, Kevin Theis (Editor)

Overview

The third of Edgar Allan Poe's early detective stories featuring his classic character C. Auguste Dupin, this is a celebrated tale of intrigue, blackmail and mystery as only the master could tell it and a forerunner to the creation of the character of Sherlock Holmes.

When a member of the Royal House has a sensitive document stolen, the police department turns in desparation to C. Auguste Dupin, amateur slueth and renowned logician.  Can the document be recovered before the blackmailer wins the day?  Can Dupin solve the crime that has baffled all of the Parisian police force?

Find out in this classic tale of mystery and intrigue!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949661026
Publisher:	Ft. Raphael Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/21/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	29
File size:	170 KB

About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was orphaned at the age of three and adopted by a wealthy Virginia family with whom he had a troubled relationship. He excelled in his studies of language and literature at school, and self-published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, in 1827. In 1830, Poe embarked on a career as a writer and began contributing reviews and essays to popular periodicals. He also wrote sketches and short fiction, and in 1833 published his only completed novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Over the next five years he established himself as a master of the short story form through the publication of "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart," and other well–known works. In 1841, he wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," generally considered the first modern detective story. The publication of The Raven and Other Poems in 1845 brought him additional fame as a poet.