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The Man of the Crowd
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Summary: “The Man of the Crowd”
“The Man of the Crowd” (1840) is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) that follows an unnamed narrator as he pursues a mysterious man through London's streets. Like many of Poe's stories, "The Man of the Crowd" is Gothic horror fiction and explores themes of secrets and mystery, the psychology of crime, and the horror of the unknown. The story was originally published simultaneously in the December 1840 issues of two different literary magazines, Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Atkinson's Casket.
Poe is a central figure of 19th-century Romanticism, which focuses on themes of doomed love, emotions, and psychology. His short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) is considered the first work of detective fiction with the character of C. Auguste Dupin as the first literary detective. Poe primarily wrote poetry and short stories. His major works include his narrative poem “The Raven” (1945) and the short stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843), “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839), and “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846).
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By Edgar Allan Poe
