The Purloined Letter' is a ____.
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A.
famous novel by Henry Melville
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B.
prose piece of Ralph Waldo Emerson
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C.
narrative poem by Walt Whitman
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D.
detective short story by Edger Allan Poe
Correct Answer:
D. detective short story by Edger Allan Poe
Explanation:
The correct answer is detective short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Published in 1844, this work is one of Poe's three influential tales featuring the amateur sleuth C. Auguste Dupin. It is widely regarded as a foundational piece of the detective fiction genre, emphasizing deductive reasoning over physical action to solve a mystery involving a stolen letter. Although Edgar Allan Poe's name is occasionally misspelled in some records, his authorship of this classic short story remains definitive.
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