![]() ![]() ![]() Poe created the Dupin character before the word detective had been coined. His talents are strong enough that he appears able to read the mind of his companion, the unnamed narrator of all three stories. Using what Poe termed ratiocination, Dupin combines his considerable intellect with creative imagination, even putting himself in the mind of the criminal. Dupin is not a professional detective and his motivations for solving the mysteries change throughout the three stories. He reappears in The Mystery of Marie RogĂȘt (1842) and The Purloined Letter (1844). ![]() Dupin made his first appearance in Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), widely considered the first detective fiction story. Auguste Dupin is a fictional character created by Edgar Allan Poe. Auguste Dupin Trilogy includes the three short stories featuring C. ![]()
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