This locked room mystery describes the seemingly impossible deaths of Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter, who is found stuffed up a chimney.
One character in this story astonishes the narrator by tracing his train of thought from a fruiterer to street stones, stereotonomy, Epicurus, Orion, and the cobbler Chantilly. This story begins by asserting that excellence at chess merely requires calculation, while excellence at whist and checkers requires analysis. The central character of this short story observes the peculiarity of testimony by people of diverse nationalities, who all describe hearing a gruff voice in a language they do not understand. This locked room mystery describes the seemingly impossible deaths of Madame L'Espanaye and her daughter, who is found stuffed up a chimney. For 10 points, name this Edgar Allan Poe short story in which C. Auguste Dupin proves that the title double homicide was committed by an orangutang.
One character in this story astonishes the narrator by tracing his train of thought from a fruiterer to street stones, stereotonomy, Epicurus, Orion, and the cobbler Chantilly.
"The {Murders} in the {Rue Morgue}"