"Doctor Héraclius Gloss" - is a fascinating short story by the world famous French writer Guy de Maupassant (French: Guy de Maupassant, 1850 - 1893). Doctor Héraclius Gloss is known in the city as a very intelligent and erudite person. All day long he spends reading his books. Once he has a strange dream and the following day a mysterious manuscript falls into his hands.