Project Gutenberg 2007-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 911 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories Produced by Hillary Fischer, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The volume features the renowned story "Boule de Suif," among others, and addresses themes of social class, morality, and human nature against the backdrop of war. The collection highlights Maupassant's keen observations of the human condition, often revealing the complexities of character and the often cynical realities of life. At the start of "Boule de Suif," readers are introduced to a group of travelers in a diligence trying to flee from Rouen as the Prussian army advances. The setting depicts a turmoil-ridden France, with citizens anxious about the impending invasion. Among the travelers is Boule de Suif, a round, jovial woman with a kind heart, who becomes the focal point as tensions rise within the group regarding issues of morality and sacrifice when faced with survival in a dire situation. As the journey progresses, the interactions and conversations among the characters begin to illustrate their true natures and social dynamics, with Boule de Suif ultimately forced into a morally challenging situation due to the group's pressure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, French -- Translations into English French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 667653 667662 2024-09-09T09:14:13.543762 2023-09-09T11:28:48.825053 text/html text/html 676328 2007-05-05T10:11:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 249484 2007-05-05T10:11:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327403 2024-09-09T09:14:23.583683 application/epub+zip 333388 2024-09-09T09:14:15.611758 application/epub+zip 333386 2024-09-09T09:14:14.418744 application/epub+zip 625201 2024-09-09T09:14:29.746701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569908 2024-09-09T09:14:22.562684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582959 2022-09-10T06:51:06.338874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613640 613534 2024-09-09T09:14:11.939761 2023-09-09T11:28:47.350039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 613394 2007-05-05T10:11:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 235197 2007-05-05T10:11:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 613388 2007-05-05T10:11:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235021 2007-05-05T10:11:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20514 2024-09-09T09:14:29.904678 application/rdf+xml 17718 2024-09-09T09:14:14.801736 image/jpeg 4040 2024-09-09T09:14:14.609734 image/jpeg 309879 2024-09-09T09:14:13.599789 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia