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1841

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

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"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

By Edgar Allan Poe

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MurderFictionAmerican Detective and mystery storiesC. Auguste Dupin (Fictitious character)mystery & detectivegeneralDupinauguste (fictitious character)Libros de lecturaIngle sFranceParis (france)

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