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The Mystery of Marie Roget is a story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery revolving around a real crime. It first appeared in the Ladies' Companion in three installments, November and December 1842 and February 1843. Jump to: navigation, search This daguerreotype of Poe was taken less than a year before his death at the age of 40. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Sherlock Holmes, pipe-puffing hero of crime fiction, confers with his colleague Dr. Watson; together these characters popularized the genre. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Origins

The narrative is based upon the murder of Mary Cecilia Rogers, a young woman known popularly as "The Beautiful Cigar Girl," who disappeared on October 4, 1838 in New York. Only a few days later the newspapers anounced her return. It was said she had eloped with a naval officer. Jump to: navigation, search 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18...

Three years later, on July 25, 1841, again she disappeared. Her body was floating in the Hudson River three days later. The details surrounding the case suggested she was murdered. The death of this beautiful and well-known girl received national attention for weeks. 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ...

Months later, the inquest still ongoing, her fiance was found dead. By his side a remorseful note.

Writing this as a sequel to The Murders in the Rue Morgue Poe tried to solve the aforementioned enigma by creating a murder mystery. He situated the narrative in Paris using the details of the original tragedy. The same principle was later used in trying to uncover the identity of Jack the Ripper. A sequel is a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, and is set in the same universe but at a later time. ... As well as being the origins for the popular Horror Culture magazine Rue Morgue Magazine The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a short story from 1841 by Edgar Allan Poe. ... hiBold text ... Sherlock Holmes, pipe-puffing hero of crime fiction, confers with his colleague Dr. Watson; together these characters popularized the genre. ... Narrative is a term which has several and changing meanings. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London, England in the second half of 1888. ...

Although there was intense media interest and immortalization of a sort by Poe, the crime remains one of the most puzzling unsolved murders of New York City. New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...

Story

References

• The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Tales and Sketches, edited by Thomas Ollive Mabbott, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.

Somebody PLEASE write something about the story!

See also

• The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
• Jack the Ripper

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External links

• All about Mary Rogers' Mysterious Murder
• THE ORIGINAL DEAD GIRL: MARY ROGERS/MARIE ROGET
• The Murder of Mary Rogers/Marie Roget
• THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET: A Sequel to "The Murder in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe

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