Gabriel-Ernest
"Gabriel-Ernest" is a 1909 short story by British writer H. H. Munro, better known as Saki. The story was included in The Westminster Gazette and appears in the collection Reginald in Russia published by Methuen & Co. in 1910.
| "Gabriel-Ernest" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by H. H. Munro | |
| Original title | Gabriel-Ernest |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Paranormal, short story |
| Publication | |
| Publisher | The Westminster Gazette |
| Publication date | 1909 |
Summary
"Gabriel-Ernest" starts with a warning: "There is a wild beast in your woods..." As the story progresses, we learn from that Gabriel is indeed wild, feral – a werewolf in fact. The story uses the idea of lycanthropy as a metaphor for adolescence. The story's climax is when Gabriel is revealed to have taken a small child home from Sunday school. A pursuit ensues but Gabriel and the child disappear near a river. The only items found are the clothes of Gabriel and the two are never seen again.
Reprints
- The Supernatural Reader, ed. Groff Conklin & Lucy Conklin, London: World/WDL Books 1958
- Alone By Night, ed. Michael & Don Congdon, Ballantine 1962
- Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown, ed. Edmund J. Farrell, Thomas E. Gage, John Pfordresher & Raymond J. Rodrigues, Scott, Foresman 1974
- Quickie Thrillers, ed. Arthur Liebman, Pocket Books 1975
- Deadly Nightshade, ed. Peter Haining, London: Gollancz 1977
- Shape Shifters, ed. Jane Yolen, Seabury Press 1978
- Werewolf!, ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor 1979
- Horror Stories, ed. Susan Price, Kingfisher 1995
- The Literary Werewolf: An Anthology, ed. Charlotte F. Otten, Syracuse University Press 2002
- Classic Horror Stories, ed. Charles A. Coulombe, Globe Pequot Press/The Lyons Press 2003
- Unnatural Creatures, ed. Neil Gaiman, HarperCollins Publishers 2013
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