Download or read book The Horla and Other Stories written by Guy de Maupassant and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless denouement.