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The Purloined Letter Short Story

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The Purloined Letter
The Purloined Letter can be considered as one the first modern detective stories that emerged in the 18 century. This detective story shows the complex nature of mankind, Dupin, against a bafflingly elegant puzzle.
A brief Synopsis of “The Purloined Letter
Base on my reading of this short story, the story is told to have begun in the home office of private investigator C. Auguste Dupin, while him and his colleague (unnamed narrator), and entertain the Prefect of the Paris Police, Monsieur G. The unknown has come to Dupin again in need of help. However, Monsieur G has a case which he cannot solve, involving a purloined (stolen) letter. Dupin being as brilliant as he was, without hesitation, he was able to tell the unknown …show more content…

The perfect responds that they have searched the Minister’s residence but have not located the letter. He recounts the search procedure, during which the police systematically searched every inch of the hotel. In addition, the letter could not be hidden on the Minister’s body because the police have searched him as well. The perfect mentions that he is willing to search long and hard because the reward offered in the case is so …show more content…

Dupin suggests that the police search again”.
Knowing the minister, Dupin placed himself in the minister 's shoes. He knew that he would keep it close to him and that he was intelligent to know where the police would look for it. Therefore, he hid it in plain sight, slightly disguised as a letter of his own. Dupin then went to speak with the minister, purposely leaving behind his tobacco box, so that he could return. When he did, he had arranged a commotion outside the minister’s window at the same time, so that he could swipe the letter and replace it with another, much like the minister did.
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