'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part One — VOA Learning English
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We present the first of five parts of the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by VOA Learning English.
Paris! It was in Paris during the summer of 1840. There and then, I met a strange and interesting young man named August Dupin. Dupin was the last member of a well-known family, a family which had once been rich and famous. August Dupin, however, was far from rich.
He cared little about money. He had enough to buy necessities — and a few books. That was all. Just books. With books, he was happy.
In fact, we first met in an old bookstore. A few more chance meetings at such stores followed. Soon, we began to talk.
I was…
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