Project Gutenberg 2004-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 313 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Henderson, A. E. McMaster, Albert Cohn Quesada, Louise Charlotte Garstin Quesada, Mme. Original Short Stories — Volume 01 Boule de Suif --Two friends -- The lancer's wife -- The prisoners -- Two little soldiers -- Father Milon -- A coup d'tat -- Lieutenant Lare's marriage --The horrible --Madame Parisse --Mademoiselle Fifi -- A duel. Produced by David Widger "Original Short Stories — Volume 01" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book showcases Maupassant's signature style, which often weaves themes of human behavior, society, and the consequences of war into compelling narratives. It opens with a detailed introduction that touches on the author's life and literary debut, setting the stage for the profound exploration of character and morality that the stories will deliver. At the start of the collection, the opening portion provides a comprehensive insight into Maupassant's background and the context of his literary emergence, particularly focusing on the story "Boule de Suif," which serves as a critical commentary on social attitudes during the Franco-Prussian War. The narrative introduces a group of passengers from different social classes who are forced to travel together during this troubled time. Among them is Boule de Suif, a courtesan whose actions trigger moral dilemmas and reveal the hypocrisy of her companions. Through rich character descriptions and a suspenseful storyline, the beginning of the book sets the tone for the themes of hypocrisy, social class dynamics, and human resilience that permeate the subsequent stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, French -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 355900 355901 2024-10-02T06:04:46.668521 2023-10-02T05:49:33.445259 text/html text/html 363371 2021-01-08T15:45:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 122553 2021-01-08T15:45:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 210121 2024-10-02T06:04:54.952482 application/epub+zip 214362 2024-10-02T06:04:50.146497 application/epub+zip 190309 2024-10-02T06:04:48.815530 application/epub+zip 405900 2024-10-02T06:04:58.489514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385031 2024-10-02T06:04:54.115727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346752 2022-09-02T07:26:21.721240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301997 301990 2024-10-02T06:04:45.829572 2023-10-02T05:49:32.758231 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 301887 2021-01-08T15:45:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 116169 2021-01-08T15:45:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20412 2024-10-02T06:04:58.637456 application/rdf+xml 16040 2024-10-02T06:04:49.381504 image/jpeg 3850 2024-10-02T06:04:49.096652 image/jpeg 207185 2024-10-02T06:04:46.698513 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia