The Horla
Guy de Maupassant · 1887
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Description
Guy de Maupassant, a French master of the short tale, wrote this dread work in 1887. It here stands in the English form from the 1907 set of the world's best mystery tales. Maupassant was then at the peak of his craft, and close to the ill health that would claim him.
A man writes in his diary of a being he calls the Horla, which no eye can see. It drinks his milk at night, drains his strength, and bends his will more each day. The tale is a peak of the horror of the mind, where madness and the unseen blur.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Guy de Maupassant |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1887 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53451 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Wikisource |