Edgar Allen Poe, whose story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" appeared in 1841. Poe wrote further stories about the detective in that story, Auguste Dupin, who appears in the subsequent stories "The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Purloined Letter". Poe's Dupin appeared 46 years before the first appearance of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
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The first English short story writer is often considered to be Geoffrey Chaucer, known for his collection of short tales in "The Canterbury Tales" written in the late 14th century. His works helped establish the foundation of English short fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe was given credit for inventing the detective story.
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is considered the first modern detective story. It features the fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin solving a complex crime through deductive reasoning and analysis of evidence. The story laid the foundation for the development of the detective fiction genre.
Poe's first detective story was "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" published in 1841. It is also considered the first modern detective story ever.
First you do some research and learn what a detective does. Then just imagine your detective doing his or her job and write what would happen in your story.
Poe's first detective story was "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" published in 1841. It is also considered the first modern detective story ever.
William Collins (Wilkie Collins) - 1824-1889 - is credited by many to have created the mystery story in English novel form. The Moonstone (1868) is widely considered to be the first real detective story in English.
Anna Katherine Green published "The Leavenworth Case" in 1878 to become the first modern woman to write a detective story.
Poe is considered the father of modern detective fiction because he is credited with writing the first detective story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." He created the first recurring detective character, C. Auguste Dupin, who appeared in that story and in "The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Purloined Letter" as well.
It is the first modern detective story.
The short story "Future Tense" was written by H.G. Wells, an English writer known for his works in the science fiction genre. It was first published in 1931.