The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Edgar Allan Poe
The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Edgar Allan Poe
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Jake Urry

Unabridged: 1 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Jake Urry

Published: 08/05/2024

Synopsis

Dive into the origins of detective fiction with "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," the seventh part of an Edgar Allan Poe short story collection, narrated by Jake Urry. This groundbreaking tale follows C. Auguste Dupin, a brilliant detective, as he investigates the brutal and baffling murders of two women in a Parisian apartment. With no apparent motive and clues that defy explanation, Dupin uses his keen analytical mind to unravel the mystery.Jake Urry's engaging narration brings Poe's pioneering detective story to life, capturing the intrigue and intellectual challenge of Dupin's investigation. His voice lends depth and suspense to this classic tale, making it an essential listen for fans of mysteries and classic literature alike.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on December 03, 2024

In these first five stories about Edgar Allan Poe's detective Auguste Dupin, he establishes many of the traditions or motifs we know from classic detective fiction. The eccentric but brilliant detective who solves the mystery merely by analysing the facts from his armchair, the mystery of how a murd......more

Goodreads review by Mohammed on November 03, 2017

In The Beginning there was..في البدء كان Dupin دوبين الكثير يظن أن شيرلوك الذي ابتدعه ارثر كونان دويل هو أول مخبر، ربما متأثرا بشئ من سابقه المحقق في رواية دوستويفيسكي الأشهر"الجريمة والعقاب"..ولا يدري أن كلا المؤلفان اعترفا صراحة بالإلهام من شخصية بو السابقة لكل هذا سي أوجست دوبين ففي 1841 قبل شيرلوك ه......more

Goodreads review by James on July 20, 2017

Book Review Edgar Allan Poe was a brilliant author, who died too early; I can only imagine what his macabre mind would have dreamed had he not perished. In The Murders in the Rue Morgue, a short story first published in 1841, Poe introduces a detective character, C. Auguste Dupin, who wil......more

Goodreads review by Peter on July 30, 2019

I think this is one of the most brilliant detective stories ever written. Two ladies (mother and daughter L' Espanaye) are murdered in a house in Rue Morgue (Paris). But who did it? French Police arrests a suspect but did he really commit those heinous crimes? An independent gentleman named Dupin st......more

Goodreads review by Francesc on March 13, 2022

He disfrutado mucho de esta relectura de este clásico. Según dicen los expertos, es el primer relato detectivesco. Un relato genial que tiene continuación en "El misterio de Marie Roget". ----------------- I really enjoyed this re-reading of this classic. According to the experts, it is the first dete......more

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