![]() Overhearing this, Dupin hands G- the letter and walks off with the cash reward. A month later,G- is still empty handed and now very desperate, so he offers fifty thousand francs to whoever can retrieve the letter for him. He tells one of his close companions, Dupin, about the situation and he becomes interested in the case, asking for details of the letter such as the address and appearance. ![]() ![]() No matter how how hard he searched for the missing letter for three months, he could not find any trace of the missing letter. ![]() The contents of the letter were unknown, but regardless, it was important to the royal lady so G- was determined to find the letter. The lady claimed that Minister D was using the letters as a way to blackmail her into granting him a number of political favors. G- recalls the time that he was tasked with finding a very important letter that was stolen from an unnamed royal lady, by Minister D, who was already well known to be mischievous and a criminal. Auguste Dupin listen to a story told by G-, the head of the Paris police. ![]() The Purloined Letter, written in 1845, is a classic detective mystery story told in the point of view of the unnamed narrator, while they and C. ![]()
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When I was given a book called Think just before I came to Oxford, I was a little offended. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Marlfoxes command a vast army of water rats, and they travel around the country seeking rare and priceless artifacts. However, Marlfoxes are highly agile and skilled with axes.Ĭastle Marl, home of the Marlfoxes, is situated in the middle of an enormous inland sea, on the island that was once home to Badger Lord Urthwyte the Mighty. This ability has given rise to the false rumour that the Marlfoxes are magic, which they are not. They are different from other foxes in their fur, which gives them the ability to blend into almost any surrounding, invisible to all but the keenest eye. The Marlfoxes consist of High Queen Silth and her brood. 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Too soon, New Orleans is filling with faeries who are looking for her, and Irial is the only one who can keep her safe. But when the Dark King, Irial, rescues her, Tam must confront everything she thought she knew about faeries, men, and love. Thelma Foy, a jeweler with the Second Sight in iron-bedecked 1890s New Orleans, wasn't expecting to be caught in a faery conflict. In this prequel to the international bestselling WICKED LOVELY series, the Faery Courts collide a century before the mortals in Wicked Lovely are born. ![]() About the Book How far would you go to escape fate? In this prequel to the international bestselling WICKED LOVELY series, the Faery Courts collide a century before the mortals in Wicked Lovely are born. ![]() ![]() ![]() The narrator believes the old man, his target, is in possession of an evil eye. The narrator’s focus on eyes contrasts his blindness to his actions and condition as he does not see his actions as insane. 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