Auguste Dupin Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781541322950)

Auguste Dupin is the character created by Edgar Allan Poe and made his first appearance in Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841), widely considered the first detective fiction story. He reappears in "The Mystery of Marie Rog t" (1842) and "The Purloined Letter" (1844), all included in this book. Dupin is not a professional detective and his motivations for solving the mysteries change throughout the three stories. Using what Poe termed "ratiocination", Dupin combines his considerable intellect with creative imagination, even putting himself in the mind of the criminal. His talents are strong enough that he appears able to read the mind of his companion, the unnamed narrator of all three stories. Poe created the Dupin character before the word detective had been coined. The character laid the groundwork for fictitious detectives to come, including Sherlock Holmes, and established most of the common elements of the detective fiction genre.

Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN-10: 1541322959
ISBN-13: 9781541322950
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/28/2016
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.28d