Mary Rogers Murdered in NYC in the early 1800's Poe changed the setting to Paris for his 'Dupin' story 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' does anyone know where I can find background on the original story of Mary Rogers?
2007-02-11 00:56:36 · 2 answers · asked by clair scricket 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
There is a terrific new book out that does just this! Very readable too. The beautiful cigar girl : Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Rogers, and the invention of murder / by Daniel Stashower
He discusses the murder, the tabloid sensation, Poe and how he crafted a story around it, and how it impacted the police force, the tabs, and the mystery story. There are some online sources-- the crime library is one-- but this book has much more depth.
Check out the reviews on Amazon.com
2007-02-11 01:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by princessmikey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Clair, I found this site to be very informative. I use it too they have an extensive data base of criminal knowledge.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/mary_rogers/index.html
2007-02-11 09:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Sorcha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋