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The mystery of Marie Rogêt
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt", often subtitled A Sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", is a short story written in 1842. It's known as the first murder …
The murders in the Rue Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" was published in Graham's Magazine in 1841 and has been recognized as the worlds first detective story.
The fall of the house of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher" was first published in September 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine. The tale opens with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his …
A descent into the Maelström
The story is told by an old man in Lofoten, Norway, who reveals that he only appears old: "You suppose me a very old man," he says, "but I am not. It took less than a single day to …
The thousand-and-second tale of Scheherazade
"The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade" is short story parody of the Arabian Nights tales. It depicts the eighth and final voyage of Sinbad the Sailor, along with the …
The spectacles
At the opera the 22-year old Napoleon Buonaparte sees a beautiful woman in the audience and falls in love instantly. When he puts on the spectacles, he sees that she is a toothless …
The cask of Amontillado
"The Cask of Amontillado" is set in a nameless Italian city in an unspecified year and is about the narrator's deadly revenge on a friend whom he believes has insulted him. Like …
Manuscript found in a bottle
"Manuscript Found in a Bottle" (also called MS. Found in a Bottle") an unnamed narrator at sea finds himself in a series of harrowing circumstances. As he nears his own disastrous …
The pit and the pendulum
The story takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. At the beginning of the story an unnamed narrator is brought to trial before various sinister judges. Poe provides no …
The oblong box
The story opens with the unnamed narrator recounting a summer sea voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to New York City aboard the ship Independence. The narrator learns that his …