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: Edward E. French

Unabridged: 1 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2024

Synopsis

Writer, poet, critic, and editor Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809 and became a literary sensation in 1845 with the publication of his poem "The Raven," considered a great American literary work and one of the best of Poe's career. His creative talents led to the beginning of different literary genres, earning him the nickname "Father of the Detective Story" among other distinctions. He produced thrilling tales, such as “The Cask of Amontillado," and poems such as "Ulalume" and "The Bells." On October 3, 1849 Poe was found in Baltimore in great distress. His actual cause of death has been the subject of endless speculation. He was taken to Washington College Hospital where he died on October 7. His last words were "Lord, help my poor soul." Narrator Edward E. French is an Oscar nominated Special Makeup Effects Artist for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Emmy Award winner for SPFX Makeup seen in “House” and the “Westworld” reboot. His Email: edwardfrench06@hotmail.com.

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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