The Mystery of Marie Roget
Edgar Allan Poe
(Author)
Description
This book contains Edgar Allen Poe's 1842 short story, "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". Starring the famous young detective C. Auguste Dupin, it is the tale of the unsolved murder of Marie Rogêt, a perfume shop employee who is found dead in the Seine River. Through his mastery of ratiocination and in spite of media sensationalism, Dupin determines that a boat must be located in order to track down the singular culprit. A tense and gripping story by the father of detective fiction, "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" is highly recommended for lovers of genre, and is not to be missed by fans of Poe's fantastic work. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Product Details
Price
$14.99
Publisher
Fantasy and Horror Classics
Publish Date
November 08, 2012
Pages
78
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.5 X 0.19 inches | 0.24 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781447466017
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About the Author
Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. Born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809; he was informally adopted by the Allans of Richmond after his parents' death. He attended the University of Virginia and briefly attempted a military career, before embarking on a literary career. After publishing an anonymous collection of poems in 1827, Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals. He married his cousin, Virginia Clemm, in 1835, who died in 1842 not long after publishing his famous poem 'The Raven'. He began planning to produce his own journal, The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), but died in 1849 before being able to see it produced.
