page_title: The Purloined Letter
hierarchical_section_title: The Purloined Letter
caption_attribution_description: English: The cover of the magazine The Gift, 1845, published in Philadelphia, containing "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe. Español: Cubierta de la revista The Gift (1845) publicada en Philadelphia, y que contiene la historia "The Purloined Letter" de Edgar Allan Poe.
context_page_description: "The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in the literary annual The Gift for 1845 and soon was reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers.
context_section_description: "The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in the literary annual The Gift for 1845 (1844) and soon was reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers.
caption: The Gift: A Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Present, 1845
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