The Gold-Bug is not only an exciting story about the discovery of an old treasure, but also a great introduction to cryptography and codebreaking. It tickles the reader's curiosity and Poe gives a detailed description of how to decipher the cryptogram. While doing so, he also provides the solution. However, deciphering the message yourself is even more exciting than reading how Legrand did it in the story. Can I challenge you, just as Poe did, to decrypt Legrand’s message, composed more than 160 years ago?