The Burial of the Rats
| "The Burial of the Rats" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Bram Stoker | |
"The Burial of the Rats" was first published in Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper on 26 January 1896, as Chapter I, page 7. | |
| Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | United Kingdom, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, Boston Herald |
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| Publication date | 26 January 1896,2 February 1896 |
"The Burial of the Rats" is a horror short story by the Irish writer Bram Stoker, first published in two issues of the London-based Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper on 26 January 1896 and 2 February 1896. It was first published in the U.S. in the 26 January 1896 and 2 February 1896 issues of The Boston Herald. The story was divided into a Chapter I and a Chapter II.
The story is about an English traveler in Paris who wanders into a slum inhabited by violent "rat-people" and scavengers, chiffoniers, rag-pickers. It becomes a struggle of survival as the protagonist seeks to escape from the murderous throngs of outcasts and derelicts.