C. Auguste Dupin #1
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
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C. Auguste Dupin
The first private detective in fictional literature. He appears in 3 stories by Poe - a young man who has a small inheritance but he still lives on the edge of poverty. He is quite learned and surrounds himself with books....
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The Narrator (the Three Dupin Stories)
He is a friend of Dupin and narrates the three stories about him. Never named. In "Murders .." we learn that he meets Dupin at a library. They become friends and he takes a room at Dupins old and dilapidated family mansion.more...
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Chantilly
Hes a former cobbler who took up the theatre with limited success.more...
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Madame L Espanaye
An elderly woman who lives on the 4th floor of a house in the Rue Morgue with her daughter. They are reasonably well off, although by what means, people are uncertain....
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Mlle. Camille L Espanaye
She lives with her mother in a house in the Rue Morgue....
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Pauline Dubourg (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A laundress who has taken in the laundry for the two L Espanaye women for three years.more...
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Pierre Moreau (murders In The Rue Morgue)
Owns a tobacco shop; he served Madame LE. for four years. He describes the women as leading an exceedingly retired life.more...
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Isidore Muset (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A gendarme who patrols the neighbourhood....
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Henri Duval (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A silver-smith and neighbour of the two women....
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Odenheimer (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A restaurant owner walking home....
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Jules Mignaud (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A banker with his own firm in Rue Deloraine....
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Adolphe Le Bon (murders In The Rue Morgue)
An employee with the bank Mignaud et Fils. Dupin knows him....
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William Bird (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A tailor....
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Alfonzo Garcio
An undertaker. Lives in the Rue Morgue....
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Alberto Montani (murders In The Rue Morgue)
Owns a confectionary store....
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Paul Dumas (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A doctor. Called to the scene....
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Alexandre Etienne (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A surgeon - also called....
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G - The Prefect Of Police
A friend of Dupin. In "Roget," he gives him permission to investigate.more...
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The Sailor (murders In The Rue Morgue)
A merchant sailor recently returned from the Indian Archipelago....