Frritt-Flacc
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| Frritt-Flacc | |
 Illustration to Frritt Flacc by Georges Roux |
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| Author | Jules Verne |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre(s) | Horror short story |
| Publication date | 1884 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Frritt-Flacc is a horror short story by Jules Verne. It was first printed in 1884 magazine "Le Figaro illustré" and in 1886 published together with novel The Lottery Ticket as a part of Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages).
[edit] Plot summary
Frritt expresses the sounds of a roaring hurricane and flacc the sound of falling streams of water during a rainstorm.
Trifulgas, a physician, lives in unnamed coastal area. He is rich and works only for the rich. One night, during a storm, a girl knocks at the door. Her father, a poor fisherman, is dying. Since she has no money Trifulgas goes back to sleep. Soon someone knocks again. It is a woman whose husband is dying. She has some money but not enough so the doctor goes back to sleep. The storm becomes worse when another one knocks. Mother of a fisherman with heart attack has enough money - their house was sold shortly ago. The doctor follows her. A look on the dying man horrifies Trifulgas - it is he who lies in the bed. In spite of all effort, Trifulgas dies under his own hands.
[edit] External links
- Text of the novel (French)
