Project Gutenberg 2014-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 144 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Œuvres complètes de Guy de Maupassant - volume 04 Mademoiselle Fifi -- Madame Baptiste -- La Rouille -- Marroca -- La Bûche -- La Relique -- Le Lit -- Fou? -- Réveil -- Une Ruse -- A Cheval -- Un Réveillon -- Mots d'Amour -- Une Aventure parisienne -- Deux Amis -- Le Voleur -- Nuit de Noël -- Le Remplaçant -- M. Jocaste (inédit) Note -- Réponse à M. Francisque Sarcey -- Réponse à M. Albert Wolff (Les Bas-Fonds) Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Œuvres complètes de Guy de Maupassant - volume 04" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of literary works that includes both short stories and novellas, written in the late 19th century. The volume features Maupassant's signature style, exploring themes of love, society, and the human condition, often with a touch of irony and realism. This edition includes notable stories such as "Mademoiselle Fifi," showcasing the interactions of German soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War and the complexities of human relationships in times of conflict. The opening of the volume introduces readers to "Mademoiselle Fifi," set in a chateau occupied by Prussian officers. The story features Major de Farlsberg, a commanding officer who, along with his subordinates, reveals a mix of ennui and indifference toward the war's larger implications. Tension arises as they plan to invite women from a nearby town for a night of revelry, only for the evening to culminate in violent and tragic consequences when one of the women, Rachel, reacts desperately against the brutal treatment at the hands of the officers. This portion sets the tone for the exploration of themes surrounding war, masculinity, and the often overlooked humanity of individuals caught in such tumultuous circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46470/46470-h/images/cover.jpg fr French literature -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature FR Nouvelles Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 312964 312973 2024-09-19T11:49:37.873596 2023-09-20T07:58:20.327469 text/html text/html 310435 2014-08-01T16:02:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 177562 2014-08-01T16:02:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 198759 2024-09-19T11:49:44.167550 application/epub+zip 202641 2024-09-19T11:49:39.234572 application/epub+zip 196790 2024-09-19T11:49:38.455553 application/epub+zip 307989 2024-09-19T11:49:47.959506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271368 2024-09-19T11:49:43.497548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265818 2022-09-21T06:51:12.256588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275494 2024-09-19T11:49:37.041590 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275407 2014-08-01T16:02:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 107520 2014-08-01T16:02:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 268725 2014-08-01T16:02:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106530 2014-08-01T16:02:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20821 2024-09-19T11:49:48.100512 application/rdf+xml 6426 2024-09-19T11:49:38.547565 image/jpeg 1592 2024-09-19T11:49:38.502560 image/jpeg 186299 2024-09-19T11:49:37.906562 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