Le Horla et autres contes fantastiques
by Guy de Maupassant
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Henry-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850 in France. He was schooled at a seminary in Yvetot and Le Harve. He fought in the Franco-German War, then held civil service posts with the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Public Instruction. He also worked with Gustave Flaubert, who helped him develop his writing talent and show more introduced him to many literary greats. During his lifetime, he wrote six novels, three travel books, one book of verse, and over 300 short stories. He is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. His works include The Necklace, A Piece of String, Mademoiselle Fifi, Miss Harriet, My Uncle Jules, Found on a Drowned Man, and The Wreck. He suffered from mental illness in his later years and attempted suicide on January 2, 1892. He was committed to a private asylum in Paris, where he died on July 6, 1893. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Le Horla et autres récits fantastiques; Le Horla et autres contes fantastiques
- Original title
- Le Horla
- Alternate titles
- Le Horla et autres nouvelles
- Original publication date
- 1887 (as collection of short stories) (as collection of short stories)
- Original language
- French
- Disambiguation notice
- This is a collection of short stories: Le Horla, Amour, Le trou, Sauvée, Clochette, Le marquis de Fumerol, Le signe, Le diable, Les rois, Au bois, Une famille, Joseph, L'auberge, Le vagabond.
Please, do not combine wi... (show all)th the stand alone edition, thank you.
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