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100 1 _aFrench, Joseph Lewis,
_d1858-1936
245 1 0 _aMasterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Detective Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-12-13
505 0 _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.
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aDetective and mystery stories
653 _aGhost stories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27523
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