The Purloined Letter
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About This Book
"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in the literary annual The Gift for 1845 (1844) and soon was reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers.
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Sign InFictionMystery and detective storiesmonogramsChildren's fictionC. Auguste Dupin (Fictitious character)American literatureFiction, mystery & detective, generalFiction, short stories (single author)
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Book Details
First Published
1931
Pages
38 pages
Rating
4.4 / 5
Ratings
5
Editions
121
Publisher
Random House Audio
Language
POR, FRE, HEB
Status
Published
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