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• Corsican stories by Maupassant

  3 September by Guy de Maupassant

  Guy de Maupassant wrote six stories taking place in Corsica, the "Île de Beauté" that he knew well and was particularly attracted to.
  These short but powerful tales, written in his straightforward, realistic and elegant style at the height of his literary career, are a remarkable testimonial to (...)

• "Suicides" and other stories by Guy de Maupassant

  7 January by Guy de Maupassant

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Suicides (1880) A letter is found beside a 57-year-old man who has just shot himself in a depressed state of mind, as dramatically explained in his letter. (1,800 words)

  2. Lasting Love (1882) A group of hunters and their wives are debating the question of long-lasting (or otherwise) love after a copious dinner, and a retired Parisian doctor recounts the most intense and long-lasting affair he had ever encountered, involving a respectable pharmacist and a (...)

• "The Burning Log" and other stories by Guy de Maupassant

  6 December 2020 by Guy de Maupassant

  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. THE BURNING LOG (1882) The narrator is having tea with a close friend when a log burning in the fireplace rolls onto the carpet. That reminds him of a similar but more dramatic incident when he’d been dining with very close and newly-married friends, a story that the lady (...)

• "At the Spa" and other previously untranslated stories by Guy de Maupassant

  30 July 2020 by Guy de Maupassant

  More excellent tales by master Maupassant, all of which have been translated here into English for the first time ever. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. COCONUT, COCONUT, FRESH COCONUT! (1878) Pierre’s uncle left him 500 francs and also 100 francs to be given to the first street coconut-vendor he comes (...)

• "On the Water" and other stories by Guy de Maupassant

  6 July 2020 by Guy de Maupassant

  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. ON THE WATER (1876) The narrator tells us about the eerie adventure on the Seine of his neighbour, an enthusiastic boater and lover of the river and all its mysteries. (2,300 words)
  2. A NORMANDY JOKE (1882) At a wedding feast in the Normandy countryside the bridegroom (...)