Le scarabée d'or by Edgar Allan Poe
"Le scarabée d'or" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story published in 1843. The plot follows William Legrand, who discovers an unusual gold-colored bug on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. When his servant fears he's going insane, a friend visits to help. Legrand draws them into an adventure involving a mysterious cipher that promises buried treasure. The story incorporates cryptography and secret codes, which fascinated nineteenth-century readers. It became Poe's most popular
work during his lifetime, winning a writing contest and captivating audiences with its puzzle-solving intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Blot, R. |
| Illustrator | Dreyfus, Rita |
| Illustrator | Rochegrosse, Georges, 1859-1938 |
| Translator | Baudelaire, Charles, 1821-1867 |
| Uniform Title | The gold bug. French |
| Title | Le scarabée d'or |
| Original Publication | France: F. Ferroud,,1926. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold-Bug Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Scarab%C3%A9e_d%27or |
| Credits | Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Treasure troves -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mystery and detective stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 67094 |
| Release Date | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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