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    Who wrote what many considered the first detective novel?

    Question #24260. Asked by asf. (Nov 15 02 2:44 AM)


    Ditto

    		Edgar Allan Poe wrote 'Murders in the Rue Morgue' in 1841. It is considered by many to be the first detective novel.

    Nov 15 02, 2:48 AM
    Jack Flash

    		Another contender is 'The Woman in White' by Wilkie Collins, which appeared in 1860.

    Nov 15 02, 10:53 AM
    Jac

    		And for modern detectives, there's A A Milne's The Red House Mystery, which is also a 'first' in style and characters.

    Nov 15 02, 12:53 PM
    ????????

    		Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Jan 08 03, 11:53 PM

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