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Edgar Allan Poe
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Format: Book
Grade Level: 6 and Up (ages 11 and up)
ISBN: 0486287440
Page Count: 96
Dimensions: 5 3/16 x 8 1/4
These 5 stories engagingly reveal Poe's virtuoso gifts for both crime detection and the macabre. Includes 2 of his most famous tales, "The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Purloined Letter," which introduces C. Auguste Dupin, the first fictional detective. Also features "William Wilson," a chilling tale of crime and evil.

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