description: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". Similar works predate Poe's stories, including Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1819) by E.T.A. Hoffmann and Zadig (1748) by Voltaire.C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mysterious brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear to be human.As the first true detective in fiction, the Dupin character established many literary devices which would be used in future fictional detectives including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Many later characters, for example, follow Poe's model of the brilliant detective, his personal friend who serves as narrator, and the final revelation being presented before the reasoning that leads up to it. Dupin himself reappears in "The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Purloined Letter".
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Los Crimenes de La Rue Morgue
titlecomplete: Los Crimenes de La Rue Morgue (Spanish Edition)
characters: William Bird (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Paul Dumas (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Isidore Muset (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Alexandre Etienne (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Odenheimer (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Mlle. Camille L' Espanaye, Henri Duval (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Alberto Montani (Murders in the Rue Morgue), G - the Prefect of Police, Madame L' Espanaye, Pierre Moreau (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Chantilly, Alfonzo Garcio, the Narrator (the three Dupin stories), Jules Mignaud (Murders in the Rue Morgue), Pauline Dubourg (Murders in the Rue Morgue), The sailor (Murders in the Rue Morgue), C. Auguste Dupin, Adolphe Le Bon (Murders in the Rue Morgue)
genres: Classics, Mystery, Gothic, Short Stories, Detective, Thriller, 19th Century, Fiction, Horror, Crime
ratings_count: 35173
places: Paris
series: C. Auguste Dupin
publisher: Altamira