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The Paris Mysteries
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Includes Poe's three Dupin short stories – “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt,” and “The Purloined Letter.”
And, well, Poe was definitely a believer in the Victorian philosophy of “why use one word when eight will do?” There were so. many. words. that added absolutely nothing to their respective plots.
Dupin was basically an early Sherlock Holmes, and it's obvious where Arthur Conan Doyle got his inspiration from. I think Doyle did it better, honestly, but you've got to give credit to Poe for writing the first modern detective stories.
These are not exciting, action-packed adventures and the writing certainly isn't concise, but they were mildly amusing. I'm kind of mad about the conclusion to “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt,” though – it was my favorite of the bunch right up until its lame-o non-ending.
Still, if you're a Poe fan, these tales are probably worth a read. They lack the brilliance of his horror stories, but they are rather interesting pieces of literary history.
And, well, Poe was definitely a believer in the Victorian philosophy of “why use one word when eight will do?” There were so. many. words. that added absolutely nothing to their respective plots.
Dupin was basically an early Sherlock Holmes, and it's obvious where Arthur Conan Doyle got his inspiration from. I think Doyle did it better, honestly, but you've got to give credit to Poe for writing the first modern detective stories.
These are not exciting, action-packed adventures and the writing certainly isn't concise, but they were mildly amusing. I'm kind of mad about the conclusion to “The Mystery of Marie Rogêt,” though – it was my favorite of the bunch right up until its lame-o non-ending.
Still, if you're a Poe fan, these tales are probably worth a read. They lack the brilliance of his horror stories, but they are rather interesting pieces of literary history.
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Jan 10, 2024 09:44AM
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I like your suggestion to stick to his horror, Jamie. Great review!
Excellent review per usual Jamie. Frankly, I will admit that the early masters held more appeal for me when I was younger. You could find me in a corner reading mythology, Oscar Wilde, etc. Age related impatience maybe.
EdIsInHell wrote: "Great review"Thank you, Ed! 🙂
Terrie wrote: "I like your suggestion to stick to his horror, Jamie. Great review!"
Thanks, Terrie! I definitely like his horror better, although I'm glad to have finally marked these off of my reading list too.
Pisces51 wrote: "Excellent review per usual Jamie. Frankly, I will admit that the early masters held more appeal for me when I was younger. You could find me in a corner reading mythology, Oscar Wilde, etc. Age rel..."
Thank you, Pisces! I definitely read a lot more classics when I was younger. I still mostly enjoy them when I do read them, but have found myself increasingly annoyed by some of the unnecessarily wordy prose! 😀
Great review, Jamie! I think I’ll sit this one out. I don’t wanna be annoyed! :D
Debbie Y wrote: "Great review, Jamie! I think I’ll sit this one out. I don’t wanna be annoyed! :D"Thank you, Debbie! It's really not that bad, just your typical Victorian wordiness. Some days it bothers me more than others! 😄
