H. P. Lovecraft 
Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family 

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)