The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe (1841)
A canonical Poe short suitable for close reading of tone, diction, symbolism, and point of view in middle-to-high school classrooms.
Quick Facts
- Grade band: Grades 7–10 (+11–12 depending on your classroom)
- Maturity: 5
- Reading stats:
- Accessible — FKGL: 5 | 4,026 Words
- Abridged — FKGL: 6.4 | 8,132 Words
- Original — FKGL: 9.5 | 13,824 Words
- Access status: Requires unlock