Talk:Tales (Poe)/The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The question I have here is how Poe was familiar with Paris? What is Poe's connection with Paris? Was he ever there? Why did he create the character of Dupin?

German translation
Does anybody know wether there is a german translation of this story? Could it be used in the wikisource? thx, 84.129.80.16 09:29, 21 January 2007 (UTC) Yes, there is one: []

source
What is the printed source of this story? When has it been edited and who did it? Without this information the wikisource is irrelevant for any quotation.
 * Good question, and I don't disagree. --Midnightdreary (talk) 17:49, 5 January 2009 (UTC)