Edgar Allan Poe is the undisputed originator of the detective story. His brilliant, imaginative sleuth C. Auguste Dupin set the stage for eccentric, logic wielding investigators like Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. This audio collection of Poe’s three Dupin stories also includes one non-Dupin detective tale, “Thou Art the Man.” It features celebrity narrator Bronson Pinchot. The story titles are: “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt,” “The Purloined Letter,” and “Thou Art the Man.”
Download and start listening now!
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue was absolutely brilliant and it made me wonder why the police don't enlist the help of writers in difficult cases. (As a writer myself I know how quickly I can work out complex scenarios, be sensitive to the slightest hint of untruth, and understand people's motivation). These are some of the essential strengths of a good writer. Poe got it right in this tale, and knowing that it is based on a real life case makes it even more interesting. The other two stories are very good too."
— Pippa222 (5 out of 5 stars)
“A fantastic listen…Pinchot’s funny accent work is quite unexpectedly perfect for the Dupin stories.”
— BoingBoing" A must read... one of the best detective stories I've read. "
— Lindsay, 2/4/2014" A must read... one of the best detective stories I've read. "
— Lindsay, 2/4/2014" A must read... one of the best detective stories I've read. "
— Lindsay, 2/4/2014" A must read... one of the best detective stories I've read. "
— Lindsay, 2/4/2014" While I enjoy a few things of Poe, the detective "Dupin" is a bit of a bore. I'm sure they were fascinating tales at the time, but they are so easy to "solve" by today's standards. So...they don't really hold up well over time. "
— Dru, 1/31/2014" While I enjoy a few things of Poe, the detective "Dupin" is a bit of a bore. I'm sure they were fascinating tales at the time, but they are so easy to "solve" by today's standards. So...they don't really hold up well over time. "
— Dru, 1/31/2014" While I enjoy a few things of Poe, the detective "Dupin" is a bit of a bore. I'm sure they were fascinating tales at the time, but they are so easy to "solve" by today's standards. So...they don't really hold up well over time. "
— Dru, 1/31/2014" While I enjoy a few things of Poe, the detective "Dupin" is a bit of a bore. I'm sure they were fascinating tales at the time, but they are so easy to "solve" by today's standards. So...they don't really hold up well over time. "
— Dru, 1/31/2014" Poe's work itself is 5 stars, no question. But this edition would benefit from some footnotes/annotations for some of the more obscure things and the French phrases, rather than the additional material and the "reader's circle" questions/discussions, particularly for someone not familiar with the early 1800s. "
— Doskoi_panda, 1/26/2014" Poe's work itself is 5 stars, no question. But this edition would benefit from some footnotes/annotations for some of the more obscure things and the French phrases, rather than the additional material and the "reader's circle" questions/discussions, particularly for someone not familiar with the early 1800s. "
— Doskoi_panda, 1/26/2014" Poe's work itself is 5 stars, no question. But this edition would benefit from some footnotes/annotations for some of the more obscure things and the French phrases, rather than the additional material and the "reader's circle" questions/discussions, particularly for someone not familiar with the early 1800s. "
— Doskoi_panda, 1/26/2014" Poe's work itself is 5 stars, no question. But this edition would benefit from some footnotes/annotations for some of the more obscure things and the French phrases, rather than the additional material and the "reader's circle" questions/discussions, particularly for someone not familiar with the early 1800s. "
— Doskoi_panda, 1/26/2014" 2 murders in Paris are too complicated for the policement but not for our investigator... "
— Chiara, 1/20/2014" The Murders in the Rue Morgue was absolutely brilliant and it made me wonder why the police don't enlist the help of writers in difficult cases. (As a writer myself I know how quickly I can work out complex scenarios, be sensitive to the slightest hint of untruth, and understand people's motivation). These are some of the essential strengths of a good writer. Poe got it right in this tale, and knowing that it is based on a real life case makes it even more interesting. The other two stories are very good too. "
— Pippa222, 1/20/2014" 2 murders in Paris are too complicated for the policement but not for our investigator... "
— Chiara, 1/20/2014" The Murders in the Rue Morgue was absolutely brilliant and it made me wonder why the police don't enlist the help of writers in difficult cases. (As a writer myself I know how quickly I can work out complex scenarios, be sensitive to the slightest hint of untruth, and understand people's motivation). These are some of the essential strengths of a good writer. Poe got it right in this tale, and knowing that it is based on a real life case makes it even more interesting. The other two stories are very good too. "
— Pippa222, 1/20/2014" 2 murders in Paris are too complicated for the policement but not for our investigator... "
— Chiara, 1/20/2014" The Murders in the Rue Morgue was absolutely brilliant and it made me wonder why the police don't enlist the help of writers in difficult cases. (As a writer myself I know how quickly I can work out complex scenarios, be sensitive to the slightest hint of untruth, and understand people's motivation). These are some of the essential strengths of a good writer. Poe got it right in this tale, and knowing that it is based on a real life case makes it even more interesting. The other two stories are very good too. "
— Pippa222, 1/20/2014" 2 murders in Paris are too complicated for the policement but not for our investigator... "
— Chiara, 1/20/2014" This was my first Poe written work that I read. I must say it was good BUT in some places it was too long and it could be cut to the point. The need to explain the way of thinking and and the reasons that led to that way were, in some points, tyring and boring. The rest of the book (all of the stories) was great and showed me how to look at things in most objective way. A good one. "
— Doron, 1/19/2014" This was my first Poe written work that I read. I must say it was good BUT in some places it was too long and it could be cut to the point. The need to explain the way of thinking and and the reasons that led to that way were, in some points, tyring and boring. The rest of the book (all of the stories) was great and showed me how to look at things in most objective way. A good one. "
— Doron, 1/19/2014" This was my first Poe written work that I read. I must say it was good BUT in some places it was too long and it could be cut to the point. The need to explain the way of thinking and and the reasons that led to that way were, in some points, tyring and boring. The rest of the book (all of the stories) was great and showed me how to look at things in most objective way. A good one. "
— Doron, 1/19/2014" This was my first Poe written work that I read. I must say it was good BUT in some places it was too long and it could be cut to the point. The need to explain the way of thinking and and the reasons that led to that way were, in some points, tyring and boring. The rest of the book (all of the stories) was great and showed me how to look at things in most objective way. A good one. "
— Doron, 1/19/2014" Though the narrator comes off as odd and pompous, I liked this short story. It was an interesting mystery. I felt I needed to know what happened. "
— Michelle, 1/11/2014" Though the narrator comes off as odd and pompous, I liked this short story. It was an interesting mystery. I felt I needed to know what happened. "
— Michelle, 1/11/2014" Though the narrator comes off as odd and pompous, I liked this short story. It was an interesting mystery. I felt I needed to know what happened. "
— Michelle, 1/11/2014" Though the narrator comes off as odd and pompous, I liked this short story. It was an interesting mystery. I felt I needed to know what happened. "
— Michelle, 1/11/2014" An orangutan did it. Need I say more? "
— Caroline, 1/3/2014" An orangutan did it. Need I say more? "
— Caroline, 1/3/2014" An orangutan did it. Need I say more? "
— Caroline, 1/3/2014" An orangutan did it. Need I say more? "
— Caroline, 1/3/2014" Predecessor to Sherlock Holmes, Poe's Dupin detective stories are a great favorite of mine. The imagery of the orangutan having his way with the straight edge is indelible. "
— Monica, 12/30/2013" Predecessor to Sherlock Holmes, Poe's Dupin detective stories are a great favorite of mine. The imagery of the orangutan having his way with the straight edge is indelible. "
— Monica, 12/30/2013" Predecessor to Sherlock Holmes, Poe's Dupin detective stories are a great favorite of mine. The imagery of the orangutan having his way with the straight edge is indelible. "
— Monica, 12/30/2013" Predecessor to Sherlock Holmes, Poe's Dupin detective stories are a great favorite of mine. The imagery of the orangutan having his way with the straight edge is indelible. "
— Monica, 12/30/2013" Call me dark, but I love poe's dark humor! "
— Pam, 12/21/2013" Call me dark, but I love poe's dark humor! "
— Pam, 12/21/2013" Call me dark, but I love poe's dark humor! "
— Pam, 12/21/2013" Call me dark, but I love poe's dark humor! "
— Pam, 12/21/2013" This story seemed well ahead of its time. I'm fascinated by Edgar Allan Poe and his life and death and even though his topics don't always enthrall me and I skip some of the wordiness of his writing style, the stories are interesting and creepy. Good, quick read. "
— Aileen, 11/30/2013" This story seemed well ahead of its time. I'm fascinated by Edgar Allan Poe and his life and death and even though his topics don't always enthrall me and I skip some of the wordiness of his writing style, the stories are interesting and creepy. Good, quick read. "
— Aileen, 11/30/2013" This story seemed well ahead of its time. I'm fascinated by Edgar Allan Poe and his life and death and even though his topics don't always enthrall me and I skip some of the wordiness of his writing style, the stories are interesting and creepy. Good, quick read. "
— Aileen, 11/30/2013" This story seemed well ahead of its time. I'm fascinated by Edgar Allan Poe and his life and death and even though his topics don't always enthrall me and I skip some of the wordiness of his writing style, the stories are interesting and creepy. Good, quick read. "
— Aileen, 11/30/2013" This is a fun Poe story. I recommend it if you like Poe. A mystery story. Like Sherlock Holmes or something. Very interesting. "
— Brianna, 11/28/2013" This is a fun Poe story. I recommend it if you like Poe. A mystery story. Like Sherlock Holmes or something. Very interesting. "
— Brianna, 11/28/2013" This is a fun Poe story. I recommend it if you like Poe. A mystery story. Like Sherlock Holmes or something. Very interesting. "
— Brianna, 11/28/2013" This is a fun Poe story. I recommend it if you like Poe. A mystery story. Like Sherlock Holmes or something. Very interesting. "
— Brianna, 11/28/2013" Think Sherlock Holmes meets Plutarch and that's pretty much what you have here. A strange combination but it works. Poe acknowledges that there are long pieces of treatise like exposition. Overall it was a good read but he beats the chess analogy drum a little too long. "
— Mikel, 11/13/2013" Think Sherlock Holmes meets Plutarch and that's pretty much what you have here. A strange combination but it works. Poe acknowledges that there are long pieces of treatise like exposition. Overall it was a good read but he beats the chess analogy drum a little too long. "
— Mikel, 11/13/2013" Think Sherlock Holmes meets Plutarch and that's pretty much what you have here. A strange combination but it works. Poe acknowledges that there are long pieces of treatise like exposition. Overall it was a good read but he beats the chess analogy drum a little too long. "
— Mikel, 11/13/2013" Think Sherlock Holmes meets Plutarch and that's pretty much what you have here. A strange combination but it works. Poe acknowledges that there are long pieces of treatise like exposition. Overall it was a good read but he beats the chess analogy drum a little too long. "
— Mikel, 11/13/2013" Wow. Monkeys are scary. "
— Tasha, 10/31/2013" Wow. Monkeys are scary. "
— Tasha, 10/31/2013" Wow. Monkeys are scary. "
— Tasha, 10/31/2013" Wow. Monkeys are scary. "
— Tasha, 10/31/2013" Poe's great investigator, C. Auguste Dupin. "
— Marts, 8/14/2013" Poe's great investigator, C. Auguste Dupin. "
— Marts, 8/14/2013" Poe's great investigator, C. Auguste Dupin. "
— Marts, 8/14/2013" Poe's great investigator, C. Auguste Dupin. "
— Marts, 8/14/2013" Great fodder for the most macabre and unsettling of dreams. Or just all-round great, actually. "
— Patricia, 3/19/2013" Great fodder for the most macabre and unsettling of dreams. Or just all-round great, actually. "
— Patricia, 3/19/2013" Great fodder for the most macabre and unsettling of dreams. Or just all-round great, actually. "
— Patricia, 3/19/2013" Great fodder for the most macabre and unsettling of dreams. Or just all-round great, actually. "
— Patricia, 3/19/2013" Good early detective fiction, pre-forensic cliche. They are anti-action, and all about Poe's theories of "ratiocination". Poe is fun to read and a good source for audio recordings too. "
— Smiller, 12/16/2012" Good early detective fiction, pre-forensic cliche. They are anti-action, and all about Poe's theories of "ratiocination". Poe is fun to read and a good source for audio recordings too. "
— Smiller, 12/16/2012" Good early detective fiction, pre-forensic cliche. They are anti-action, and all about Poe's theories of "ratiocination". Poe is fun to read and a good source for audio recordings too. "
— Smiller, 12/16/2012" Good early detective fiction, pre-forensic cliche. They are anti-action, and all about Poe's theories of "ratiocination". Poe is fun to read and a good source for audio recordings too. "
— Smiller, 12/16/2012" A little wordy, but still good. Very interesting, and his reasoning is a little mind boggling... "
— Ashley, 10/24/2012" A little wordy, but still good. Very interesting, and his reasoning is a little mind boggling... "
— Ashley, 10/24/2012" A little wordy, but still good. Very interesting, and his reasoning is a little mind boggling... "
— Ashley, 10/24/2012" A little wordy, but still good. Very interesting, and his reasoning is a little mind boggling... "
— Ashley, 10/24/2012" Too fantastical for me, but Dupin is very cool! "
— Jasmine, 2/5/2011" Too fantastical for me, but Dupin is very cool! "
— Jasmine, 2/5/2011" Too fantastical for me, but Dupin is very cool! "
— Jasmine, 2/5/2011" Too fantastical for me, but Dupin is very cool! "
— Jasmine, 2/5/2011" Fun to look at the old stories and see the similarities with today's crime solver fiction. It's a little long as Poe tries to emphasize the genius of Dupin, butI hoped the class liked learning a little of the history. "
— Brett, 10/16/2010" Fun to look at the old stories and see the similarities with today's crime solver fiction. It's a little long as Poe tries to emphasize the genius of Dupin, butI hoped the class liked learning a little of the history. "
— Brett, 10/16/2010" Fun to look at the old stories and see the similarities with today's crime solver fiction. It's a little long as Poe tries to emphasize the genius of Dupin, butI hoped the class liked learning a little of the history. "
— Brett, 10/16/2010" Fun to look at the old stories and see the similarities with today's crime solver fiction. It's a little long as Poe tries to emphasize the genius of Dupin, butI hoped the class liked learning a little of the history. "
— Brett, 10/16/2010" Poe basically came up with Sherlock Holmes, but called him Dupin. Then Conan Doyle ripped him off and the rest, as they say, is geography. "
— Nick, 7/13/2010" Poe basically came up with Sherlock Holmes, but called him Dupin. Then Conan Doyle ripped him off and the rest, as they say, is geography. "
— Nick, 7/13/2010" Poe basically came up with Sherlock Holmes, but called him Dupin. Then Conan Doyle ripped him off and the rest, as they say, is geography. "
— Nick, 7/13/2010" Poe basically came up with Sherlock Holmes, but called him Dupin. Then Conan Doyle ripped him off and the rest, as they say, is geography. "
— Nick, 7/13/2010" Weird, really. But somewhat brilliant. "
— Mariella, 6/10/2010" Weird, really. But somewhat brilliant. "
— Mariella, 6/10/2010" Weird, really. But somewhat brilliant. "
— Mariella, 6/10/2010" Weird, really. But somewhat brilliant. "
— Mariella, 6/10/2010" Classic Poe narrative with less of the opium. The book provided an interesting introduction to set the stage in part 1. "
— David, 5/30/2010" Classic Poe narrative with less of the opium. The book provided an interesting introduction to set the stage in part 1. "
— David, 5/30/2010" Classic Poe narrative with less of the opium. The book provided an interesting introduction to set the stage in part 1. "
— David, 5/30/2010" Classic Poe narrative with less of the opium. The book provided an interesting introduction to set the stage in part 1. "
— David, 5/30/2010" We are currently reading this book for our mysteries unit and it's very gorey but quite interesting! "
— Madeline, 3/8/2010" I've just finished listening to a bunch of Sherlock Holmes & Chris said I should step back further and listen to Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue, which some call the first dectective novel. "
— Jennifer, 3/8/2010" I've just finished listening to a bunch of Sherlock Holmes & Chris said I should step back further and listen to Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue, which some call the first dectective novel. "
— Jennifer, 3/8/2010" We are currently reading this book for our mysteries unit and it's very gorey but quite interesting! "
— Madeline, 3/8/2010" I've just finished listening to a bunch of Sherlock Holmes & Chris said I should step back further and listen to Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue, which some call the first dectective novel. "
— Jennifer, 3/8/2010" We are currently reading this book for our mysteries unit and it's very gorey but quite interesting! "
— Madeline, 3/8/2010" We are currently reading this book for our mysteries unit and it's very gorey but quite interesting! "
— Madeline, 3/8/2010" I've just finished listening to a bunch of Sherlock Holmes & Chris said I should step back further and listen to Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue, which some call the first dectective novel. "
— Jennifer, 3/8/2010" One of the most fascinating things about this book is examining the similarities between this piece and the writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Direct connection and potential inspiration. "
— Lauren, 2/17/2010" One of the most fascinating things about this book is examining the similarities between this piece and the writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Direct connection and potential inspiration. "
— Lauren, 2/17/2010" One of the most fascinating things about this book is examining the similarities between this piece and the writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Direct connection and potential inspiration. "
— Lauren, 2/17/2010" One of the most fascinating things about this book is examining the similarities between this piece and the writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Direct connection and potential inspiration. "
— Lauren, 2/17/2010" The basis to all detective novels, the origin of a genre. A classic, Poe at his best created forensic thinking, and explained it as a literal walk in the park. "
— The, 12/2/2009" The basis to all detective novels, the origin of a genre. A classic, Poe at his best created forensic thinking, and explained it as a literal walk in the park. "
— The, 12/2/2009" The basis to all detective novels, the origin of a genre. A classic, Poe at his best created forensic thinking, and explained it as a literal walk in the park. "
— The, 12/2/2009" The basis to all detective novels, the origin of a genre. A classic, Poe at his best created forensic thinking, and explained it as a literal walk in the park. "
— The, 12/2/2009" After reading Holmes I went to Poe's Auguste Dupin (the original Holmes). Weird, gruesome stories. It's what you'd expect from Poe, I guess. "
— Benjamin, 11/24/2009" After reading Holmes I went to Poe's Auguste Dupin (the original Holmes). Weird, gruesome stories. It's what you'd expect from Poe, I guess. "
— Benjamin, 11/24/2009" After reading Holmes I went to Poe's Auguste Dupin (the original Holmes). Weird, gruesome stories. It's what you'd expect from Poe, I guess. "
— Benjamin, 11/24/2009" After reading Holmes I went to Poe's Auguste Dupin (the original Holmes). Weird, gruesome stories. It's what you'd expect from Poe, I guess. "
— Benjamin, 11/24/2009Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1848) transformed the American literary landscape with his innovations in the short story genre and his haunting lyrical poetry, and he is credited with inventing American gothic horror and detective fiction. He was first published in 1827 and then began a career as a magazine writer and editor and a sharp literary critic. In 1845 the publication of his most famous poem, “The Raven,” brought him national fame.
Bronson Pinchot, Audible’s Narrator of the Year for 2010, has won Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards, AudioFile Earphones Awards, Audible’s Book of the Year Award, and Audie Awards for several audiobooks, including Matterhorn, Wise Blood, Occupied City, and The Learners. A magna cum laude graduate of Yale, he is an Emmy- and People’s Choice-nominated veteran of movies, television, and Broadway and West End shows. His performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night was named the highlight of the entire two-year Kennedy Center Shakespeare Festival by the Washington Post. He attended the acting programs at Shakespeare & Company and Circle-in-the-Square, logged in well over 200 episodes of television, starred or costarred in a bouquet of films, plays, musicals, and Shakespeare on Broadway and in London, and developed a passion for Greek revival architecture.