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Poe vs. Property

A detective story of shifting rationalizations.

A bookstore aisle with most of the section signs blurred out; the Mystery sign is not blurred, and is backed with a halo of light. In the foreground are the head of Edgar Allan Poe and a No Trespassing sign with a raven perched atop it. Both Poe and the raven have red laser eyes. — Ran Allen/Manuel M.V./Djuradj Vujcic, CC BY 2.0, modified

In 1841, Graham’s Magazine published Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” and, in so doing, created the modern detective story genre.

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