Detective Fiction, (1996) edited by James Robert Smith, offers a collection of classic detective stories, including Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders at the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter." The collection offers students a good opportunity to examine the genre closely.

Edited by Raymond Tostevin Bond, The Man Who Was Chesteron: The Best Essays, Stories, Poems, and Other Writings of G.K. Chesterton (1945) provides a glimpse into the man who influenced Borges.

Borges: A Life (1998), written by James Woodall, has been called by the The New York Times Book Review the best general biography of Borges available today. The writing is accessible and well-researched.

David Van Leer's edition of Edgar Allan Poe's Selected Tales (1998) also provides a good selection of mysteries from the master, including his famous detective stories.

Borges' Labyrinths (1962), edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby, is...