Download or read book The Mystery of Marie Rogêt Illustrated written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt", often subtitled A Sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. It first appeared in Snowden's Ladies' Companion in three installments, November and December 1842 and February 1843. Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination".[1]Contents1Plot summary2Origins3Publication history4Critical response5Film adaptation6See also7References8Sources9External linksPlot summary1853 illustration for "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt"Poe's detective character C. Auguste Dupin and his assistant, the unnamed narrator, undertake the unsolved murder of Marie Rogêt in Paris. The body of Rogêt, a perfume shop employee, is found in the Seine, and the press takes a keen interest in the mystery. Dupin remarks that the newspapers "create a sensation ... [rather] than to further the cause of truth". Even so, he uses the newspaper reports to get into the mind of the murderer.