The Horla, or Modern Ghosts
By Guy De Maupassant
The Horla, or Modern Ghosts – May 8th. What a lovely day! I have spent al 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…
