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An Inquiry Will Amuse Us - Poe and the Invention of Crime Fiction

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Mark Lawson looks at The Murders in the Rue Morgue, celebrating Poe's pioneering spirit and revealing how many of the defining characteristics of contemporary crime fiction can be traced back to this classic tale.

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Thu 10 Dec 200923:00
BBC Radio 3

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