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"The Purloined Letter" is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in the literary annual The Gift for 1845 (1844) and soon was reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers.

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"The Mystery of Marie Rogêt", often subtitled A Sequel to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime. It first appeared in Snowden's Ladies' Companion in three installments, November and December 1842 and February 1843. Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination".

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"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

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The short story and novelist writer, famous across the world and times, is definity worth reading with an analytical style, referential and knowledgeable. Always looking at Paris for fascination and discoveries.

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Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me Man, did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

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For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,   In her sepulchre there by the sea,   In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Extract from Annabel Lee,  From The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, vol. II, 1850

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Annabel Lee: the last poem by Edgar Allan Poe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEO9HyKfNeI&ab_channel=TimGracyk

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Thematic Unit 3: Detective fiction.

Generative Topics / Contents: Edgar Allan Poe, his life. Detective fiction: characteristics of the genre. American Romanticism, its stories and detective fiction. Reading and analysis of the stories: The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841), The Mystery of Marie Roget (1842) and The Purloined Letter (1844).

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Teaching Frankenstein

This activity has been done in pairs. Frankenstein is a classic enjoyed by many, as you may have seen in literature, films, and the like.

Here´s a site for you to explore with activities for 10-12 year olds: https://www.pixton.com/schools/teacher-resources/lesson-plans/frankenstein-by-mary-shelley#activity-types-of-conflict

Now you are primary school students for a little while! Do the activities in the site as if you were a 12 year old. Then prepare a comment to share with your partners. Audio or video. As natural as possible.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oufrqEqNQd-Du3uitaTbdPaYMUyrntlK/view?usp=sharing

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Jane Austen was an English novelist whose books, set among the English middle and upper classes, are notable for their wit, social observation and insights into the lives of early 19th century women.

Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775 in the village of Steventon in Hampshire. She was one of eight children of a clergyman and grew up in a close-knit family. She began to write as a teenager. In 1801 the family moved to Bath. After the death of Jane's father in 1805 Jane, her sister Cassandra and their mother moved several times eventually settling in Chawton, near Steventon.

Jane's brother Henry helped her negotiate with a publisher and her first novel, 'Sense and Sensibility', appeared in 1811. Her next novel 'Pride and Prejudice', which she described as her "own darling child" received highly favourable reviews. 'Mansfield Park' was published in 1814, then 'Emma' in 1816. 'Emma' was dedicated to the prince regent, an admirer of her work. All of Jane Austen's novels were published anonymously.

In 1816, Jane began to suffer from ill-health, probably due to Addison's disease. She travelled to Winchester to receive treatment, and died there on 18 July 1817. Two more novels, 'Persuasion' and 'Northanger Abbey' were published posthumously and a final novel was left incomplete.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/austen_jane.shtml#:~:text=Jane%20Austen%20(1775%20%2D%201817)&text=Jane%20Austen%20was%20born%20on,to%20write%20as%20a%20teenager.&text=She%20travelled%20to%20Winchester%20to,there%20on%2018%20July%201817.