The Man of the Crowd

"The Man of the Crowd"
Short story by Edgar Allan Poe
Illustration by Harry Clarke for a London edition dated 1923
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publication
PublisherBurton's Gentleman's Magazine and Atkinson's Casket (simultaneously released)
Media typePrint (periodical)
Publication dateDecember 1840

"The Man of the Crowd" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe about a nameless narrator following a man through a crowded London. It was first published in 1840.