This six-page undergraduate paper is in the form of six one-page synopsis of articles written about Edgar Allen Poe and his short story, The Purloined Letter. The author provides a detailed synopsis of each of the articles and examines the respective article author’s themes as they relate to Poe’s narrative style, his characterization, his psychological insights, and his themes. The Purloined Letter is the main subject of each article synopsis, but the discussion also includes other elements of Poe’s work.