| The purloined letter Contributor(s): Poe, Edgar Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1518700713 ISBN-13: 9781518700712 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Gothic - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.15 lbs) 38 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 7936 Reading Level: 10.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The unnamed narrator is discussing with the famous Parisian amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin some of his most celebrated cases when they are joined by the Prefect of the Police, a man known as G-. The Prefect has a case he would like to discuss with Dupin. A letter has been stolen from the boudoir of an unnamed female by the unscrupulous Minister D-. It is said to contain compromising information. D- was in the room, saw the letter, and switched it for a letter of no importance. He has been blackmailing his victim. The Prefect makes two deductions with which Dupin does not disagree: The contents of the letter have not been revealed, as this would have led to certain circumstances that have not arisen. Therefore, Minister D- still has the letter in his possession. The ability to produce the letter at a moment's notice is almost as important as actual possession of the letter. Therefore, he must have the letter close at hand. |