"Pale Horse, Pale Rider" by Katherine Anne Porter

Dublin Core

Title

"Pale Horse, Pale Rider" by Katherine Anne Porter

Subject

Short Stories, Katherine Anne Porter, Influenza

Description

Short story by Katherine Anne Porter set during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Miranda, the protagonist, falls ill, and her emotions and sensations related to her illness are explored in the text. In the end, she recovers, but her lover Adam, who persumably caught the flu while caring for her, does not. The story is said to have been inspired by Porter's own experience catching the flu in 1918.

Creator

Porter, Katherine Anne

Source

Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels by Katherine Anne Porter

Publisher

The Modern Library New York

Date

1939

Relation

https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.239173/page/179/mode/2up

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Text

Full text available for viewing on the Internet Archive in a variety of forms. "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," in this publication, is on pages 179-264.

Original Format

Short Story