The Purloined Letter
Format: kindle
ASIN: B004H8FZYM
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
American,
Mystery,
Detective,
19th Century,
Crime,
Horror,
Short Stories
Series: C. Auguste Dupin (#3)
It was good. But I've read better detectives
Definitely the best of Poe's Dupin mysteries.
"Perhaps it is the very simplicity of the thing which puts you at fault."Compared to the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, this was one I knew I couldn't possibly miss. I could see some similarities, but naturally, Sherlock was sorely missed. In his place, Poe's writing was an adequate replacement. The s...
At Paris, just after dark one gusty evening in the autumn of 18--, I was enjoying the twofold luxury of meditation and meerschaum in company with my friend, C. Auguste Dupin, in his little back library, or book-closet, au troisième, No. 33 Rue Dunot, Faubourg St. Germain.