"Was it a Dream?" by Guy de Maupassant

Published in 1890.

Lucifer match: a friction match

winding sheet: a burial shroud

To follow along: https://shortstoryproject.com/stories/was-it-a-dream/

Now this is my kind of story! I absolutely loved narrating this one :)

Unfortunately it's a couple weeks too late for Halloween, but still feels very appropriate for November even so.