![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But these, and the characters Poe created, inspired many others, including the most famous of all detectives– Sherlock Holmes. With “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” he created an entirely new literary genre – the detective story – introducing the world to what are now common elements of detective fiction – a brilliant, eccentric detective and his admiring sidekick murder victims discovered in a locked room the arrest of the wrong person and an ingenious solution to a seemingly impossible crime.ĭespite the popularity of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” Poe wrote just two more detective stories (“The Mystery of Marie Roget,” and “The Purloined Letter”) before his death. Who among us hasn’t read poem “The Raven” or encountered a classic horror stories like the “The Tell-Tale Heart” or “The Fall of the House of Usher”? But Poe’s influence was felt far beyond poetry and gothic horror. Illustration by Daniel Vierge of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” 1870 (public domain)Įdgar Allan Poe (born 1809 – died 1849) is best known for his poetry and tales of supernatural horror. ![]()
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