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Who is the detective character of Poe's short stories that was mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes series?

A. Washington Irving
B. Auguste Dupin
C. William Wells Brown
D. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle



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Final answer:

Edgar Allan Poe inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes character.


Explanation:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes series, was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's detective character, C. Auguste Dupin. Poe is credited with writing the first detective story, 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' which established many classic features of detective stories like the brilliant detective working outside the standard police system.


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