GATE 2024 XH2 (English) – Question 29

Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression · Literary Genres and Subgenres: History, evolution and importance of categorisation · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which one of the following is a famous detective character created by Edgar Allan Poe?

Maigret
Miss Marple
Auguste Dupin
Arsene Lupin

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Correct answer: (C) Auguste Dupin

Explanation

Poe's C. Auguste Dupin first appears in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841), the first modern detective story. Maigret is Simenon's, Miss Marple is Christie's and Lupin is Leblanc's.