![]() ![]() D- had been in the room, saw the letter, and switched it for a letter of no importance. The prefect has a case he would like to discuss with Dupin.Ī letter from the queen's lover has been stolen from her boudoir by the unscrupulous Minister D. Auguste Dupin when they are joined by G-, prefect of the Paris police. The unnamed narrator is with the famous Parisian amateur detective C. It first appeared in the literary annual The Gift for 1845 (1844) and soon was reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers. These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. Auguste Dupin, the other two being " The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and " The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. " The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. ![]() The Gift: A Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Present, 1845 ![]()
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