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First published in a 1842 edition of Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine, The Masque of the Red Death tells the story of Prince Prospero as he tries to avoid a plague by confining himself and his nobles to a masquerade in an abbey. Often considered a gothic allegory, the story reflects on not only life and death but also the illusion of control.
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En "Los crímenes de la calle Morgue" (1841), Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) nos dejó lo que la crítica del S. XX calificaría como "el primer cuento moderno de detectives".
Y es que, sin duda, su influencia sobre otros autores del género es innegable, como resulta claramente de la comparación entre el espíritu observador y analítico del Auguste Dupin de "Los crímenes…" con el no menos inquisidor y obsesivo Sherlock Holmes de Conan Doyle…
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3) Hop-Frog
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First published in a 1849 edition of The Flag of Our Union, Hop-Frog is a revenge tale akin to The Cask of Amontillado. Told from the perspective of a crippled jester who was taken from his homeland and has been abused by the king he serves, the story focuses on the revenge Hop-Frog takes after the king strikes his fellow countrywoman and performer, the dancer Trippetta.
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