The Murders in the Rue Morgue personal friend. Poe also portrays the police in an unsympathetic manner as a sort of foil to the detective. Poe also initiates the storytelling device where the detective announces his solution and then explains the reasoning leading up to it. It is also the first locked room mystery in detective fiction. Upon its release, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and its author were praised for the creation of a new profound novelty. The Pennsylvania "Inquirer" printed that "it proves Mr Poe to be a man of genius... with an inventive power and skill, of which we know no parallel."
Preston Strike of 1842 Preston Bus Station and took place on 6 April 2012, as part of the 2012 Preston Guild. "The General Strike of 1842", Mick Jenkins, Lawrence and Wishart, 1980 Preston Strike of 1842 The Preston Strike and Lune Street Riot, which took place in Preston, in Lancashire, England over 12 and 13 August 1842, were part of the 1842 General Strike or ‘Plug Plot Riots’. These strikes and disturbances were prompted by depression in 1841-2 which resulted in wage cuts of over 25%. They were influenced by the Chartist movement and the government’s rejection of the petition for ‘People's Charter of