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Pros
Edgar allen poe’s 1841 short story “the murders in the rue morgue” is considered by many literary scholars to be the first modern detective story. Without it there'd be no sherlock holmes. The degree to which these early stories mastered the genre of ... Read More
Cons
Long boring monologues with little suspense and the great reveal often buried in the monotony. There will be one line that goes all the way across the page then the next line is just 2 or 3 words.
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The amazing thing about “the murders in the rue morgue” is that, despite the myriad mysteries to which we have been exposed in ... Read More
After applying his powers of ratiocination to the case, dupin unravels these enigmas and reveals his ingenious solution to the ... Read More
At only 17 pages, a lesser amount of words had less space to build intrigue for me.
Next, as the sleuth and his friend dive into the newspapers, the text takes the form of a series of dry, detail-laden newspaper articles.
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Most englishlanguage readers associate detective stories with the sherlock holmes series
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However these books as famous and wellcomposed as they are do not mark the first detective stories in world literature
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Instead that achievement falls to the great american literary giant edgar allan poe
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The narratives do not explain anything about his personal life in terms of biography
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Interestingly these tales may bear some resemblance to real circumstances particularly the mystery of marie rogêt
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I honestly had some difficulty following the third shortest story the purloined letter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At only 17 pages a lesser amount of words had less space to build intrigue for me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Letters sent today via post are typically viewed as secure but apparently letters were more vulnerable in poe’s world
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