The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe | Introduction, Information, Summary, Critical Comments, and Conclusion -- englit.in
1) Introduction "The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt." This story first appeared in "The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1845", published in December 1844 in Philadelphia by Carey and Hart. Poe earned $12 for its first printing. It later was included in the 1845 collection Tales by Edgar A. Poe. 2) Summary The unnamed narrator is with the famous Parisian amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin when they are joined by G—, the prefect of the Paris police. G— brings to Dupin's attention the theft from the queen's royal boudoir of a letter addressed to her. A month later, the police still have nothing to show for their efforts, and a frustrated G— declares that he would pay 50,000 francs to anyone who can help find the let