High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "The Gold-Bug" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Set on Sullivan`s Island, South Carolina, the plot follows William Legrand, who was recently bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant Jupiter fears him to be going insane and goes to Legrand`s friend, an unnamed narrator who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure.