The Purloined Letter

I have never been a fan of Poe. Oh sure everyone says he is a classic but I have never liked reading anything he's written. The sentences contain so much information I have to reread it about 3 times before I can comprehend what is going on. also, there is the fact that I don't exactly speak either french or Latin fluently so his continuous use of those languages throughout the story had me thrown. I put this story down 4-7 times in reading it. Couldn't even read it all the way through. The Prefect was a likeable guy but the foreshadowing that occured in the beginning of the story with him laughing at D---'s suggestion that the letter's hiding place was more simple than he thought, was an easy guess. This guy, D---- is a smart fellow, I like his character, up until the point where the paragraphs got all preachy and then going on and on about some kid and his marbles. *Sigh* Here again is a point where I put it down.