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Nato nel 1809 a Boston, negli Stati Uniti, da una coppia di attori, Edgar Poe rimase orfano di entrambi i genitori a soli due anni. Adottato da un mercante scozzese, il cui cognome era Allan, trascorse un'infanzia e una giovinezza molto infelici. Entrò in conflitto con il patrigno, che gli negò i mezzi per studiare all'università, e da quel contrasto prese origine l'abitudine di Poe di scrivere sempre abbreviato e puntato il suo secondo nome, Allan, impostogli dai genitori adottivi. Scoperta la sua vena letteraria, tentò il successo pubblicando libri di poesie, nei quali si rispecchiavano le molte insoddisfazioni della sua vita. Conobbe i primi successi con il racconto Manoscritto trovato in una bottiglia e con il romanzo Le avventure di Gordon Pym. Nel 1843 uscirono due racconti, Lo scarabeo d'oro e Gli assassini della via Morgue. Riconoscimenti maggiori, però, Poe non li ottenne negli Stati Uniti, ma in Europa. Morì nell'ottobre del 1845.
EBOOK   9786050404449

The mystery of Marie Roget. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Edgar Allan Poe   -  Paperless, 2015  - 

"The Mystery of Marie Rogêt", often subtitled "A Sequel to 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'", is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. It first appeared in "Snowden's Ladies' Companion" in three installments, November and December 1842 and February 1843.

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EBOOK   9786050404456

The purloined letter. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Edgar Allan Poe   -  Paperless, 2015  - 

"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in the literary annual The Gift for 1845 (1844) and was soon reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers.

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EBOOK   9786050401165

The murders in the Rue Morgue. E-book. Formato Mobipocket Edgar Allan Poe   -  Paperless, 2015  - 

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in "Graham's Magazine" in 1841. It has been recognized as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". Two works that share some similarities predate Poe's stories, including "Das Fräulein von Scuderi" (1819) by E. T. A. Hoffmann and "Zadig" (1747) by Voltaire. C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear to be human. As the first fictional detective, Poe's Dupin displays many traits which became literary conventions in subsequent fictional detectives, including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Many later characters, for example, follow Poe's model of the brilliant detective, his personal friend who serves as narrator, and the final revelation being presented before the reasoning that leads up to it. Dupin himself reappears in "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" and "The Purloined Letter".

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