num_pages: 11
description: The Murders in the Rue Morgue/The Mystery of Marie Roget/The Purloined LetterBetween 1841 and 1844, Edgar Allan Poe invented the genre of detective fiction with three mesmerizing stories of a young French eccentric named C. Auguste Dupin. Introducing to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, these tales brought Poe fame and fortune to live on. Years later, Dorothy Sayers would describe "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" as "almost a complete manual of detective theory and practice." Indeed, Poe's short mysteries inspired the creation of countless literary sleuths, among them Sherlock Holmes. Today, the Dupin stories still stand out as unique, utterly engrossing page-turners.
language: English
title: The Dupin Stories
titlecomplete: The Dupin Stories (C. Auguste Dupin, #1-3)
characters: the Narrator (the three Dupin stories), C. Auguste Dupin
genres: Classics, American, Mystery, Short Stories, Thriller, 19th Century, Fiction, Horror, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 10458
places: Paris
series: C. Auguste Dupin
publisher: Naxos Audio Books