Project Gutenberg 2004-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 220 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Henderson, A. E. McMaster, Albert Cohn Quesada, Louise Charlotte Garstin Quesada, Mme. Original Short Stories — Volume 02 The colonel's ideas -- Mother Sauvage -- Epiphany -- The mustache -- Madame Baptiste -- The question of Latin -- A meeting -- The blind man -- Indiscretion -- A family affair -- Beside Schopenhauer's corpse. Produced by David Widger "Original Short Stories — Volume 02" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. This volume includes various tales, each depicting human emotions and experiences, often set against the backdrop of contemporary French society. The stories range from romantic entanglements to existential musings, showcasing Maupassant's keen observation of character and social dynamics. At the start of this volume, the first story, "The Colonel's Ideas," introduces Colonel Laporte, who muses about the passionate nature of French men and their undying infatuation with women, even in the most trying circumstances. The narrative shifts to an anecdote from the Franco-Prussian War, where the colonel recounts a harrowing retreat indicative of soldierly bravery intertwined with a longing for feminine connection. The colonel’s reflections highlight themes of love, duty, and courage, setting the stage for the richly layered storytelling found throughout this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, French -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 244525 244526 2024-10-02T06:04:59.522495 2023-10-02T05:49:42.295335 text/html text/html 248950 2021-01-08T15:45:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 83777 2021-01-08T15:45:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 172163 2024-10-02T06:05:06.782430 application/epub+zip 174194 2024-10-02T06:05:02.889438 application/epub+zip 149301 2024-10-02T06:05:01.622447 application/epub+zip 339241 2024-10-02T06:05:09.627400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322329 2024-10-02T06:05:05.969465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284009 2022-09-02T07:26:34.504336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206835 206828 2024-10-02T06:04:58.780513 2023-10-02T05:49:41.825326 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 206721 2021-01-08T15:45:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 79543 2021-01-08T15:45:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20157 2024-10-02T06:05:09.771388 application/rdf+xml 16050 2024-10-02T06:05:02.172434 image/jpeg 3859 2024-10-02T06:05:01.897430 image/jpeg 170098 2024-10-02T06:04:59.543459 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