Seven more of the master’s best stories, most with a rather racy, distinctively Gallic touch and all with a distinctively direct, straightforward and rather elegant Maupassantian touch.
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1. THE WINDOW The narrator recounts (...)
More of the master’s best stories, all with a distinctive and distinctively Gallic touch, vous comprenez?
All of these stories have been translated specially for this site. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ON A SPRING EVENING (1881) Jeanne and Jacques have grown up together, have fallen in love and are (...)
A doctor recounts his most memorable Christmas experience – the resolution of a dramatic case of possession – to a group of listeners.
A vivid, intense account of a Christmas miracle from a distinctly detached point of view.
Translated specially for this site. An e-book of this striking tale, (...)
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1. THE THIEF (1882) Three friends are having a party and dress up in the ancient uniforms that the host collects, each with an appropriate weapon. So when they hear a suspicious noise in the attic and realise that a prowler’s up there, they launch a military expedition to (...)
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1. FEAR (1882) A group on a passenger boat is discussing the topic and one of them intervenes to give two examples of what fear really is other than simply the somewhat-instinctive reaction to a dangerous situation. Both examples have an eerie and almost-but-not-quite (...)
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