The Purloined Letter 失竊的信(英文版)
ThePurloinedLetterisashortstorybyAmericanauthorEdgarAllanPoe.ItisthethirdofhisthreedetectivestoriesfeaturingthefictionalC.AugusteDupin,theothertwobeing"TheMurdersintheRueMorgue"and"TheMysteryofMarieRogêt".Thesestoriesareconsideredtobeimportantearlyforerunnersofthemoderndetectivestory.ItfirstappearedinTheGiftfor1845(1844)andwassoonreprintedinnumerousjournalsandnewspapers.TheunnamednarratorisdiscussingsomeofhismostcelebratedcaseswiththefamousParisianamateurdetectiveC.AugusteDupinwhentheyarejoinedbythePrefectofthePolice,amanknownasG—.ThePrefecthasacasehewouldliketodiscusswithDupin.AletterhasbeenstolenfromtheboudoirofanunnamedfemalebytheunscrupulousMinisterD—.Itissaidtocontaincompromisinginformation.Dantonwasintheroom,sawtheletter,andswitcheditforaletterofnoimportance.Hehasbeenblackmailinghisvictim.
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