The Man of the Crowd

Summary

The Man of the Crowd is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Man of the Crowd authored Edgar Allan Poe^[3].
• The Man of the Crowd's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Man of the Crowd's genre is dark romanticism^[5].
• The Man of the Crowd's Commons category is recorded as The Man of the Crowd^[6].
• The Man of the Crowd's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• The Man of the Crowd's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• The Man of the Crowd was published on 1840^[9].
• The Man of the Crowd's has edition or translation is recorded as L’Homme des foules^[10].
• The Man of the Crowd's has edition or translation is recorded as El hombre de la multitud^[11].
• The Man of the Crowd's has edition or translation is recorded as The Man of the Crowd^[12].
• The Man of the Crowd's has edition or translation is recorded as The Man of the Crowd^[13].
• The Man of the Crowd's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/poe/dermann1/dermann1.html^[14].
• The Man of the Crowd's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Man of the Crowd'}^[15].
• The Man of the Crowd's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'L’Homme des foules'}^[16].
• The Man of the Crowd's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El hombre de la multitud'}^[17].
• The Man of the Crowd's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'It was well said of a certain German book that “es lasst sich nicht lesen”—it does not permit itself to be read.'}^[18].
• The Man of the Crowd's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '“The old man,” I said at length, “is the type and the genius of deep crime. He refuses to be alone. He is the man of the crowd. It will be in vain to follow; for I shall learn no more of him, nor of his deeds. The worst heart of the world is a grosser book than the ‘Hortulus Animae,’ and perhaps it is but one of the great mercies of God that ‘er lasst sich nicht lesen.’”'}^[19].
• The Man of the Crowd's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[20].
• The Man of the Crowd's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Man of the Crowd authored Edgar Allan Poe^[3].

Publication

The Man of the Crowd was released on 1840^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[7]. Its genre is dark romanticism^[5].

Why It Matters

The Man of the Crowd ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]