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....
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...
Hes a former cobbler who took up the theatre with limited success.more...
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....
She lives with her mother in a house in the Rue Morgue....
A laundress who has taken in the laundry for the two L Espanaye women for three years.more...
Owns a tobacco shop; he served Madame LE. for four years. He describes the women as leading an exceedingly retired life.more...
A gendarme who patrols the neighbourhood....
A silver-smith and neighbour of the two women....
A restaurant owner walking home....
A banker with his own firm in Rue Deloraine....
An employee with the bank Mignaud et Fils. Dupin knows him....
A tailor....
An undertaker. Lives in the Rue Morgue....
Owns a confectionary store....
A doctor. Called to the scene....
A surgeon - also called....
A friend of Dupin. In "Roget," he gives him permission to investigate.more...
A merchant sailor recently returned from the Indian Archipelago....