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Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world's most celebrated short story writers. He famously tackled topics like the Franco-Prussian War and the disillusionment of life and relationships. This collection of his works, containing famous stories like "Boule de Suif" and "The Diamond Necklace" show off his lyrical and engaging style. The book is written in accessible language without being simple and is sure to delight a modern audience. - Summary by Tatiana Chichilla (39 hr 33 min)

Chapters

Guy De Maupassant: A Study by Pol. Neveux

Boule de Suif, Part 1

Boule de Suif, Part 2

Two Friends

The Lancer's Wife

The Prisoners

Two Little Soldiers

Father Milon

A Coup d'Etat

Lieutenant Lare's Marriage

The Horrible

Madame Parisse

Mademoiselle Fifi

A Duel

The Colonel's Ideas

Mother Sauvage

Epiphany

The Mustache

Madame Baptiste

The Question of Latin

A Meeting

The Blind Man

Indiscretion

A Family Affair, Part 1

A Family Affair, Part 2

Beside Schopenhauer's Corpse

Miss Harriet

Little Louise Roque, Part 1

Little Louise Roque, Part 2

The Donkey

Moiron

The Dispenser of Holy Water

A Parricide

Bertha

The Patron

The Door

A Sale

The Impolite Sex

A Wedding Gift

The Relic

The Moribund

The Gamekeeper

The Story of a Farm Girl

The Wreck

Theodule Sabot's Confession

The Wrong House

The Diamond Necklace

The Marquis de Fumerol

The Trip of Le Horla

Farewell!

The Wolf

The Inn

Monsieur Parent

Queen Hortense

Timbuctoo

Tombstones

Mademoiselle Pearl

The Thief

Claire de Lune

Waiter, a "Bock"

After

Forgiveness

In the Spring

A Queer Night in Paris

That Costly Ride

Useless Beauty

The Father

My Uncle Sosthenes

The Baroness

Mother and Son

The Hand

A Tress of Hair

On the River

The Cripple

A Stroll

Alexandre

The Log

Julie Romain

The Rondoli Sisters

The False Gems

Fascination

Yvette Samoris

A Vendetta

My Twenty-Five Days

"The Terror"

Legend of Mont St. Michel

A New Year's Gift

Friend Patience

Abandoned

The Maison Tellier

Denis

My Wife

The Unknown

The Apparition

Clochette

The Kiss

The Legion of Honor

The Test

Found on a Drowned Man

The Orphan

The Beggar

The Rabbit

His Avenger

My Uncle Jules

The Model

A Vagabond

The Fishing Hole

The Spasm

In the Wood

Martine

All Over

The Parrot

The Piece of String

Toine

Madame Husson's "Rosier"

The Adopted Son

Coward

Old Mongilet

Moonlight

The First Snowfall

Sundays of a Bourgeois, Part 1

Sundays of a Bourgeois, Part 2

A Recollection

Our Letters

The Love of Long Ago

Friend Joseph

The Effeminates

Old Amable

The Christening

The Farmer's Wife

The Devil

The Snipe

The Will

Walter Schnaff's Adventure

At Sea

Minuet

The Son

That Pig of a Morin

Saint Anthony

Lasting Love

Pierrot

A Normandy Joke

Father Matthew

The Umbrella

Belhomme's Beast

Discovery

The Accursed Bread

The Dowry

The Diary of a Madman

The Mask

The Penguins' Rock

A Family

Suicides

An Artifice

Dreams

Simon's Papa

The Child

A Country Excursion

Rose

Rosalie Prudent

Regret

A Sister's Confession

Coco

Dead Woman's Secret

A Humble Drama

Mademoiselle Cocotte

The Corsican Bandit

The Grave

Old Judas

The Little Cask

Boitelle

A Widow

The Englishman of Etretat

Magnetism

A Father's Confession

Mother of Monsters

An Uncomfortable Bed

A Portrait

The Drunkard

The Wardrobe

The Mountain Pool

A Cremation

Misti

Madame Hermet

The Magic Couch