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Break from the Grind April 20, 2010
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Who Wrote the First Detective Story?
April 20, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On April 20, 1841, Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine publishes what is generally considered to be the first detective story.
Reported by Nevin E. Adams
What famous writer penned it?
Answer:
Edgar Allen Poe’s story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, first appeared in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine on April 20, 1841.
According to the History Channel, the tale – which describes the extraordinary “analytical power” used by Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin to solve a series of murders in Paris – is generally considered to be the first detective story.
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