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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 claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination".

A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. The room was on the fourth floor, and the key on the inside. The windows were closed and fastened – on the inside. The chimney was too narrow for a cat to get through. So how did the murderer escape? And whose were the two angry voices heard by the neighbours as they ran up the stairs? Nobody in Paris could find any answers to this mystery. Except Anguste Dupin, who could see further and think more clearly than other people. The answers to the mystery were all there, but only a clever man could see them.

Packed with photos, including 8 pages in full color Color your world with orchids Orchids are beautiful, fragrant, wonderfully varied, and surprisingly affordable. But aren't they hard to grow at home? No! says orchid grower extraordinaire Steve Frowine. In this handy guide, he shows you step by step how to select the right orchids, keep them healthy, encourage blooms, and even propagate your own plants. Discover how to: * Select orchids that will thrive in your home * Water, fertilize, repot, and propagate orchids * Decipher complicated orchid names * Get familiar with favorite orchid varieties * Create spectacular orchid displays

Джессика Феллоуз – автор бестселлеров «The New York Times» о культовом сериале «Аббатство Даунтон» и племянница его создателя, лорда Феллоуза. Она также получила заслуженную известность как уникальный знаток жизни Великобритании XX века. 1920 год. Луиза Кэннон отчаянно стремится вырваться из лап нищеты. Ее спасение – стать нянькой в известном аристократическом семействе. Здесь она сближается со старшей дочерью лорда, Нэнси, умной не по годам девушкой. Вместе они оказываются втянуты в расследование загадочного убийства сестры милосердия, героини Первой мировой войны, – убийства, совершенного в поезде прямо посреди бела дня. Так начинается история сестер Митфорд, шести реально существовавших женщин, скандально известных во всем мире…