The prefect says that he and his police detectives have searched D-'s town house and have found nothing. Therefore, he must have the letter close at hand. The ability to produce the letter at a moment's notice is almost as important as actual possession of the letter.Therefore, Minister D- still has the letter in his possession. The contents of the letter have not been revealed, as this would have led to certain circumstances that have not arisen.The prefect makes two deductions with which Dupin does not disagree: He has since been blackmailing the queen. D- had been in the room, saw the letter, and switched it for a letter of no importance. The prefect has a case he would like to discuss with Dupin.Ī letter from the queen's lover has been stolen from her boudoir by the unscrupulous Minister D. Auguste Dupin when they are joined by G-, prefect of the Paris police. The unnamed narrator is with the famous Parisian amateur detective C. It first appeared in the literary annual The Gift for 1845 (1844) and soon was reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers. These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. Auguste Dupin, the other two being " The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and " The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. " The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. The Gift: A Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Present, 1845
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