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Crime fiction became a subject only around 1900. Earliest known crime novel is "The Rector of Veilbye" by the Danish author Steen Steensen Blicher published in 1829. Better known is Edgar Allan Poe with "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" in 1841.

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The first recognized crime novel is often attributed to Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" in 1841. This story is considered a pioneering work in the detective fiction genre and features the character C. Auguste Dupin as the protagonist.

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