Title: Le Horla

Title: Le Horla Title Record # 1286814
Author: Guy de Maupassant
Date: 1887-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Le Horla
Series Number: 3
Webpages: Wikipedia-FR
Language: French

Note: This is the revised and expanded version (1887, about 7,800 words long) of the initial short story by Guy de Maupassant (1886, about 3,500 words long). Both versions were published under the same title, "Le Horla", but differ considerably as far as their narrative structures are concerned.

Synopsis: Unfinished diary written by the victim of hallucinations (or are they real?), slowly sinking into madness.

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Year	Title
1973	Le Horla (Deuxième version)
1980	Le Horla (2ème version)
2008	Le Horla: (seconde version)
2008	Le Horla (1887)

Year	Language	Title
1890^ⓘTranslated by Jonathan Sturges First English translation, published in Modern Ghosts, 1890; later in Weird Tales, August 1926.	English	The Horla
1903^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator This record is for translations of "The Horla" by unknown or uncredited translators. One frequently-reprinted translation appeared in The Works of Guy de Maupassant [17 volumes] (Akron, Ohio: St. Dunstan Society, 1903; edited and published by M. Walter Dunne). It is not clear which of the many translators who contributed to the complete edition worked on "Le Horla"; contributing translators include A. E. Henderson, Albert M. Cohn McMaster, Louise Charlotte Garstin Quesada, Percy Fitzhugh, Henri C. Olinger, Adolphe Cohn, and perhaps others. This translation has been reprinted many times, with the collective translator credit or, more often, uncredited.	English	The Horla
1905	German	Der Horla
1907^ⓘThis translation (titled simply "The Horla") was first published in an edition of Maupassant's Complete Works published by M. Walter Dunne in 1903. The subtitle appeared (for the first time as far as is known to this editor) in Julian Hawthorne's Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, first edition 1907.	English	The Horla, or Modern Ghosts [as by Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant]
1910^ⓘThis translation was first published in the Miromesnil Edition of the complete works of Guy de Maupassant (Collier, 1910). For it, Dora Knowlton Ranous revised an uncredited translation published in 1903 by M. Walter Dunne.	English	The Horla
1910^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator and revised by Dora Knowlton Ranous. This translation was first published in the Miromesnil Edition of the complete works of Guy de Maupassant (Collier, 1910). For it, Dora Knowlton Ranous revised an uncredited translation published in 1903 by M. Walter Dunne.	English	The Horla, or Modern Ghosts
1923^ⓘTranslated by Marjorie Laurie. This translation first published in Maupassant's Works in 10 volumes, 1923.	English	The Horla
1925^ⓘTranslated by Storm Jameson. This translation was first published in The Collected Novels and Stories of Guy de Maupassant, tr. and ed. by Ernest Boyd: V. 12, The Horla and Other Stories (New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1925). According to the copyright record catalog, a copy was deposited on April 10; the catalogue also contains the following note: "The translation of the stories in this volume is by Storm Jameson, edited and seen through the press by Ernest Boyd."	English	The Horla
1927^ⓘTranslated by Brian Rhys; the first publication (as far as this editor knows) was in Tales of Mystery: Startling Stories of the Supernatural, edited by Ernest Rhys and C. A. Dawson Scott, in 1927.	English	The Horla
1955^ⓘTranslated by Walter Widmer.	German	Der Horla
1962^ⓘTranslated by Tim Maran	Dutch	De horla
1971^ⓘTranslated by Roger Colet. This translation was first published in Selected Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant (Penguin, 1971).	English	The Horla
1971^ⓘTranslated by Roger Colet	English	The Horla
1972^ⓘTranslated by Jenny Tuin	Dutch	De horla
1972^ⓘTranslated by Amanda Forns de Gioia	Spanish	El Horla
1972^ⓘTranslated by Arnold Kellett. This translation first published in Tales of Supernatural Terror (Pan, 1972).	English	The Horla
1976^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Dutch	De horla
1976^ⓘTranslated by Lucie Haring and Rob Geuljans	Dutch	De Horla (tweede versie)
1978^ⓘTranslated by Bernhard Thieme	German	Der Horla
1981^ⓘTranslated by Yanik Kuyten	Dutch	De horla
1982^ⓘTranslated by Rudolf Mühlstrasser	German	Der Horla
1982^ⓘTranslated by Irina Mavrodin	Romanian	Horla
1982^ⓘTranslated by uncredited	German	Der Horla
1983	German	Der Horla
1984	German	Der Horla
1990^ⓘTranslated by David Coward	English	Le Horla
1995^ⓘTranslated by Joan C. Kessler.	English	The Horla
1996^ⓘTranslated by Stephen Jupiter	English	The Horla
2003^ⓘTranslated by Joachim Neugroschel	English	The Entity (The Horla)
2005^ⓘTranslated by Ludovica Cirrincione d'Amelio for her anthology Il racconto fantastico francese, 2005.	Italian	Lo Horla
2010^ⓘAmalgamated English translation by Thomas Huff of the 1887 version of Le Horla	English	The Horla
2015^ⓘTranslated by Sandra Smith	English	Le Horla
2020^ⓘTranslated by Brian Stableford.	English	The Horla

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Fantastique, soixante récits de terreur	1958-07-00	Roger Caillois	Club français du livre (Récits #25)			575	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Le Horla	1962-00-00	Guy de Maupassant	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #840)			240	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Le Horla	1964-00-00	Guy de Maupassant	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #840)			240	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome II : France Espagne Italie Amérique latine Haïti Pologne Russie Finlande Extrême-Orient	1966-04-16	Roger Caillois	Gallimard		F32.00^?F: French frank	612	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Nouvelles histoires de vampires	1972-04-09	ed. Valerio Riva, Ornella Volta	Le Livre de Poche			316	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Contes fantastiques complets	1973-00-00	Guy de Maupassant	Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique^?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #464)			384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Contes fantastiques complets	1976-00-00	Guy de Maupassant	Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique^?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #464)			380+ [4]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome II : France Espagne Italie Amérique latine Haïti Pologne Russie Finlande Extrême-Orient	1977-00-00	Roger Caillois	Gallimard			612	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Histoires de monstres	1977-03-22	ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati	Presses Pocket ( #1462)	2-266-00290-2		405	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	C. Broutin
Histoires de monstres	1978-04-07	ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati	Presses Pocket (La grande anthologie du fantastique #3)	2-266-00290-2		405	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	C. Broutin
Les grands maîtres de la littérature fantastique: Tome I	1980-00-00	ed. uncredited	Éditions Vernoy / Éditions Famot (Les grands maîtres de la littérature fantastique #1)			286	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Qui sait ?: et autres histoires étranges	1981-00-00	Guy de Maupassant	Union générale d'éditions (Les maîtres de l'étrange et de la peur)	2-264-00345-6		297	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Frank Sérac
Contes fantastiques complets	1983-01-00	Guy de Maupassant	Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique^?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #464)	2-501-00040-4		384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Le Horla	1990-05-00	Guy de Maupassant	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche #840)	2-253-00539-8		214	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Courbet
Contes fantastiques complets	1996-01-00	Guy de Maupassant	Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout^?Bibliotheque Marabout #9001)	2-501-00948-7		384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Le Horla: et autres récits fantastiques	2000-00-00	Guy de Maupassant	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Classique #840)	2-253-00539-8	F20.00^?F: French frank	381	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Léon Spilliaert^?Leon Spilliaert
Chefs-d'œuvre du fantastique: de E.T.A. Hoffmann à Stephen King^?Chefs-d'oeuvre du fantastique: de E.T.A. Hoffmann à Stephen King	2007-08-00	ed. Jacques Goimard	Omnibus (France) (Collection Omnibus)	978-2-258-07526-9	€25.00^?€: Euro	xxiv+ 1121	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Yan' Dargent
Le Horla: et autres nouvelles fantastiques	2008-02-00	Guy de Maupassant	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket #12349)	978-2-266-15920-3	€1.50^?€: Euro	100	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Johann Heinrich Füssli
Petit musée des horreurs: Nouvelles fantastiques, cruelles et macabres	2008-08-00	ed. Nathalie Prince	Robert Laffont (Bouquins)	978-2-221-11014-0	€30.00^?€: Euro	xxvii+ 1104	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Steve Beck
Le Horla: et autres récits fantastiques^?Le Horla: et autres recits fantastiques	2011-08-00	Guy de Maupassant	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Classiques #840)	978-2-253-00539-1	€3.00^?€: Euro	381	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Francesco Oller y Cestero
Best Short Stories — Les meilleurs contes	date unknown	Guy de Maupassant	Dover Publications	0-486-28918-4	$10.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 245	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Les chefs-d'œuvre de l'épouvante^?Les chefs-d'oeuvre de l'épouvante	date unknown	ed. Jacques Bergier, Alex Grall, Jacques Sternberg	Planète (Anthologie Planète)			472	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gourmelin

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Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)
Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years
Review [English] by H. P. Lovecraft (2004) in The World's Greatest Horror Stories

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