The Man of the Crowd — Complete Illustrated Edition

The Man of the Crowd — Complete Illustrated Edition

A London evening. A face in the crowd. A night and a day on his trail.

Recovering from a long illness, a man sits at the window of a London coffee-house as evening falls, watching the crowds stream past under the gas lamps. He amuses himself by reading every passer-by at a glance: clerks, gamblers, pickpockets, beggars and gentlemen.

Then an old man appears whose face he cannot read at all, and he cannot stop himself from following. Through rain and fog, from crowded avenues to the poorest back streets, he tracks the stranger for a night and a day, and learns that some secrets do not permit themselves to be told.

First published in 1840, "The Man of the Crowd" is Poe's haunting portrait of the modern city and the loneliness at its heart. Complete and unabridged, with Poe's note, an introduction and original paintings.

Details: Adult · 20 pages · Unabridged · 4 paintings · Paperback, e-book PDF and EPUB