The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Stories
Paperback
1992 · New York
by Poe, Edgar Allen
New York: Modern Library, 1992. Later printing. Paperback. New. 119pp. Duodecimo [20.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. "“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is thought to be the first modern detective story, published by Edgar Allan Poe in 1841. In this classic tale the detective demonstrates the ineptitude of the police, the value of reason, and how it’s the seemingly least important details that often matter most. A landmark in the history of detective fiction. " From the Publisher. (Inventory #: 68627)
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