The Murders in the Rue Morgue Illustrated by Edgar Allan Poe

The Murders in the Rue Morgue Illustrated

C. Auguste Dupin #1

Edgar Allan Poe

56 pages • first pub 1841 (editions)

fiction classics mystery short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
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For readers who revel in the dark, mysterious, and intellectually stimulating world of detective fiction, The Murders in the Rue Morgue Illustrated by Edgar Allan Poe is a must-read, offering a exciting and engrossing journey into the mind of the pioneering detective C. Auguste Dupin, where reason and logic meet the gothic and the unknown.

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"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" starts out with a proposition: there are two modes of untangling a problem. The first is that of the chess player, who looks at all the pieces on a board and decides, from the way everything is laid out, what to do ...

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Community Reviews

3.57
based on 3,935 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 91%

dark: 60%

adventurous: 27%

tense: 24%

challenging: 17%

reflective: 9%

funny: 6%

informative: 6%

lighthearted: 2%

sad: 2%

emotional: 1%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

51% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

77% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
4% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

3% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
82% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

6% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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