The Horla
Book Description
"Stories for sleepless nights" is one of the finest series containing only the best strange, occult, fantastic and obscure stories ever published. We take great pride in republishing stories, that have long been lost and are now available again for your Kindle reader. Prepare for stunning, mind-shaking, frightening and thrilling stories from all over the world.If you are interested in far more sto...
More"Stories for sleepless nights" is one of the finest series containing only the best strange, occult, fantastic and obscure stories ever published. We take great pride in republishing stories, that have long been lost and are now available again for your Kindle reader. Prepare for stunning, mind-shaking, frightening and thrilling stories from all over the world.If you are interested in far more stories from this series just drop the words "Stories for sleepless nights" into the Amazon search field.
Start of the Story: May 8. What a beautiful day! I have spent all the morning lying in the grass in front of my house, under the enormous plantain tree which covers it, and shades and shelters the whole of it. I like this part of the country and I am fond of living here because I am attached to it by deep roots, profound and delicate roots which attach a man to the soil on which his ancestors were born and died, which attach him to what people think and what they eat, to the usages as well as to the food, local expressions, the peculiar language of the peasants, to the smell of the soil, of the villages and of the atmosphere itself.
I love my house in which I grew up. From my windows I can see the Seine which flows by the side of my garden, on the other side of the road, almost through my grounds, the great wide Seine, which goes to Rouen and Havre, and which is covered with boats passing to and fro...........
Publisher | Jazzybee Publishing |
Binding | Kindle Edition (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized
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# of Pages | N/A |
ISBN-10 | B003PDMOO4 |
Publication Date | 06/01/2010 |
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