Dec 25, 2009

The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Overview

Poe gained great recognition in the early 1840s for his creation of a type of story that has grown in popularity ever since the detective story, or tale of ratiocination, which features an amateur sleuth who, by his superior deductive abilities, outsmarts criminals and outclasses the police. Such stories as "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Roget" created a small sensation in America when they were first published. "The Purloined Letter" the third and final story in the Dupin series, has been the subject of a great deal of critical analysis since its publication as a...