The Mystery of Marie Roget
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"The Mystery of Marie Roget" is a story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery revolving around a real crime. It first appeared in the Ladies' Companion in three installments, November and December 1842 and February 1843.
Origins
The narrative is based upon the murder of Mary Cecilia Rogers, a young woman known popularly as "The Beautiful Cigar Girl," who disappeared on October 4, 1838 in New York. Only a few days later the newspapers announced her return. It was said she had eloped with a naval officer.Three years later, on July 25, 1841, again she disappeared. Her body was found floating in the Hudson River three days later. The details surrounding the case suggested she was murdered. The death of this beautiful and well-known girl received national attention for weeks.
Months later, the inquest still ongoing, her fiance was found dead. By his side a remorseful note.
Writing this as a sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", Poe tried to solve the aforementioned enigma by creating a murder mystery. He situated the narrative in Paris using the details of the original tragedy. The same principle was later used in trying to uncover the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Although there was intense media interest and immortalization of a sort by Poe, the crime remains one of the most puzzling unsolved murders of New York City.
See also
References
- The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Tales and Sketches, edited by Thomas Ollive Mabbott, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
External links
- [All about Mary Rogers' Mysterious Murder]
- [THE ORIGINAL DEAD GIRL: MARY ROGERS/MARIE ROGET]
- [The Murder of Mary Rogers/Marie Roget]
- [THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET: A Sequel to "The Murder in the Rue Morgue"] by Edgar Allan Poe
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