Cover art Frédéric Théodore Lix, illustration for "The Purloined Letter" (before 1864)

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The Purloined Letter

by Edgar Allan Poe · read by Richard Stibbard · 48 min

A letter has been stolen from the royal apartments, and the thief uses it to blackmail a lady of the court. The police search the thief's rooms again and again and cannot find it.

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A letter has been stolen from the royal apartments, and the thief uses it to blackmail a lady of the court. The police search the thief's rooms again and again and cannot find it. Detective C. Auguste Dupin takes a different approach. Edgar Allan Poe's 1844 story is the last of three Dupin mysteries, and a classic of the detective tale. Read by Richard Stibbard in forty-eight minutes. For anyone who likes a mystery solved by thinking instead of chasing, this is the one to start with.

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Details

Length: 48 min
Narration: Solo narrator
Format: Unabridged audiobook
Released: August 2025
Publisher: Academy Voices
Language: English
ISBN: 9798295311543
Cover art: Frédéric Théodore Lix, illustration for "The Purloined Letter" (before 1864)

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This edition of The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe is narrated by Richard Stibbard.

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