The Man Of The Crowd

Edgar Allan Poe (Jan 19, 1809 – Oct 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.

'The Man Of The Crowd' - is short-story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story begins with the narrator sitting in one of the London's cafes staring through the window at various people and studying their behavior. He begins establishing his own system of people classification according to their appearance. Then he notices an especially interesting type - an old man with a specific appearance and he rushes out of the cafe to meet this man...