782052 First page of the \'Murders in the Rue Morgue\' by Edgar Allan Poe, 1841 (pen & ink on paper) by American School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham\'s Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". Two works that share some similarities predate Poe\'s stories, including Das Fr瓣ulein von Scuderi (1819) by E.T.A. Hoffmann and Zadig (1748) by Voltaire.); 穢 Free Library of Philadelphia ; American, out of copyright.