H. P. Lovecraft 
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family [EPUB ebook] 

In the most common Lovecraft’s way of retelling something, this story starts from the end, from Arthur Jermyn’s suicide, emphasises the importance of something he found out, then goes back a couple of generations to tell the story of his family. The past explains his peculiar appearance and the way and reason he died. (Goodreads)