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The Purloined Letter

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The Purloined Letter

By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: Chris Lutkin
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First published in an 1844 literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1845, "The Purloined Letter" is the third and final story that features Poe's detective, C. Auguste Dupin. In it, Dupin is approached by the prefect of the police to help with a case that involves a stolen letter containing compromising information.

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Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Mystery Fiction Short Story
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