Thou Art the Man

This book contains Edgar Allen Poes 1844 short story Thou Art the Man. One of Poes early attempts at detective fiction the story revolves around the murder of the wealthy Barnabas Shuttleworthy and the accusation of his nephew and heir. An absent corpse a mysterious shipment of wine and a cunning plot by the shady narrator align to exonerate the innocent and illuminate the guilty. Thou Art the Man is highly recommended for lovers of detective fiction and constitutes a must-read for fans of Poes macabre work. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author editor poet and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror he was one of the first American short story writers and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing Thou Art the Man now in an affordable high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.