Gabriel-Ernest

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"Gabriel-Ernest"
Short story by H. H. Munro
Original titleGabriel-Ernest
Country United Kingdom
Genre(s) Paranormal, short story
Publication
PublisherThe Westminster Gazette
Publication date1909

"Gabriel-Ernest" is a 1909 short story by British writer H. H. Munro, better known as Saki. [1] The story was included in The Westminster Gazette and appears in the collection Reginald in Russia published by Methuen & Co. in 1910.

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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.

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References

  1. "Gabriel Ernest | ISBNdb". isbndb.com. Retrieved 2025-04-30.