02815cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500630015026400510021330000470026433600260031133700260033733800360036350000310039950503510043050802190078152013020100053400450230265300180234765300340236565300180239985600430241799900170246027523UtSlPG20260610133628.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aFrench, Joseph Lewis,d1858-193610aMasterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Detective Stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-12-130 aThe Purloined Letter / Edgar Allan Poe
The Black Hand / Arthur B. Reeve
The Biter Bit / Wilkie Collins
Missing: Page Thirteen / Anna Katherine Green
A Scandal in Bohemia / A. Conan Doyle
The Rope of Fear / Mary E. and Thomas W. Hanshew
The Safety Match / Anton Chekhov
Some Scotland Yard Stories, from "Criminals and Crime" / Sir Robert Anderson.  aProduced by David Clarke, Carla Foust, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Masterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Detective Stories" by Joseph Lewis French is a collection of detective stories edited in the early 20th century. This anthology features a range of classic tales from notable authors in the mystery genre, likely appealing to fans of the genre and those interested in the history of detective fiction. The collection includes famous characters like C. Auguste Dupin from Edgar Allan Poe's works, who is considered a precursor to Sherlock Holmes.  The beginning of this compilation presents "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe, where the brilliant detective C. Auguste Dupin engages in a cerebral discussion with the Prefect of the Parisian police about a puzzling theft. They are tasked with recovering an important letter that was stolen by an astute minister, and Dupin’s unparalleled logical abilities come into play as they navigate the simplicity and oddity of the crime. The opening sets the stage for a classic mystery where intellectual prowess, rather than brute force, is key to solving crimes. As the dialogue unfolds, Dupin’s unique perspective on the nature of obscurity and appearance foreshadows the clever resolution he will employ to unmask the true location of the purloined letter. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories  aDetective and mystery stories  aGhost stories40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27523  c68432d68432