Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Pale Horse, Pale Rider, a collection of three novellas by Katherine Anne Porter, published in 1939. The collection consists of βNoon Wine,β βOld Mortality,β and the title story. For their stylistic grace and sense of lifeβs ambiguity, these stories are considered some of the best Porter wrote.
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Article Title:
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
28 March 2016
Access Date:
November 13, 2026