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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Guy de Maupassant/horror master #82545 10/02/2002 4:11 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Guy de Maupassant, regarded as one of the masters of the short-story, holds a literary reputation akin to Poe for his tales of horror (the 19th Century French "Poe" if you will). And while his literary reputation has never diminished, his visibility seems to wan as time goes by. So here is a link to my favorite de Maupassant story, The Horla, a complete collection of his short-stories, and bio. Enjoy! A good read for October! But an author not to be missed by any true literature lover at any time! (his stories tend to be short, tight works, BTW...a quick read) THE HORLA: http://makeashorterlink.com/?T44F329F1 de Maupassant site: http://mclibrary.nhmccd.edu/lit/ssmau.html (click on the short stories in English link in the upper left, then on the table of contents link for the complete list of his accessible work) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Horla (le Horla) #82546 10/04/2002 3:17 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... I used to have a text with a footnote to de Maupassant's use of this word citing it as meaning, roughly, "spirit". However, I have been searching everywhere, and can find no citations in any dictionary, English or French. Is this de Maupassant's own coinage or was it, perhaps, co-opted from some other language, Spanish or Italian for instance? (there's a good mission for you, Dr. Bill!) Also, here's a more accessible de Maupassant site, bio and story links all on one page: http://www.classicallibrary.org/maupassant/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,325 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,168 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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