# The life-eater

Author: Ward, Harold, 1879-1950; Brundage, Margaret, 1900-1976 [Illustrator]; Napoli, Vincent, 1907-1981 [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Short Stories

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76539

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+life-eater+Ward&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Death stalked through the little village of La Foubelle at the edge of the great swamp. Again and again it struck, fattening the tiny, cypress-draped graveyard until there was scarcely a house that was not in mourning.

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-eater-76539/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-eater-76539/chapters/2/index.md)