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  • The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant. Illustrated

    The Diamond Necklace, Boule de Suif, The Piece of String, Two Friend and other short stories

    de Guy de Maupassant, Mme. Quesada ...
    Traducido por Albert M. C. Mcmaster, A. E. Henderson ...
    Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassantwas a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, seemingly ... Leer más

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  • Classic Werewolf Collection

    de Guy de Maupassant, Alexandre Dumas, Frederick Marryat, Frank Powell, Marie de France, Sabine Baring-Gould, Catherine Crowe ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    Series series Books to Read Before You Die
    Deep dive into this 'Classic Werewolf Collection' from the very best fantasy, adventure, and literary fiction writers.From the creator of 'The Three Musketeers', Alexandre Dumas, to Frank Powell, author of the first pioneering science-fiction novel about lost worlds and the mastermind of the short story himself, Guy de Maupassant, this unmissable collection paints a dark and dramatic anthology of ... Leer más

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  • The Thief

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    "The Thief" tells the tragic story of a soldier enamoured with life and with a girl as disquieting and wayward as she is beautiful.Through masterful storytelling within a story, Guy de Maupassant portrays a fiery and passionate romance, initiated in secrecy and heartbreakingly brought to light, when on one dark, fateful evening, the soldier is mistaken for a thief.With "The Thief", Maupassant ... Leer más

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  • The Wolf

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    "People talked of a colossal wolf with gray fur, almost white, who had eaten two children, gnawed off a woman's arm..."A werewolf terrorises locals, devouring livestock and killing children, but brothers Jean and François are determined to find and kill the beast once and for all.Will the hunters become the hunted? ... Leer más

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Effeminates

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    Despite its title. 'The Effeminates' has nothing to do with sexuality.Instead, it's a satire on the fickle natures of Parisians and those who work in the Chamber of Deputies (a French parliamentary body).According to Maupassant's observations, these 'man-girls' are a bane of society, forever changing their minds, following their whimsies, and plotting behind the backs of even their closest friends ... Leer más

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  • A Mother Of Monsters

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    'A Mother of Monsters' is a dark and disturbing story.The narrator is visiting his friend, and they walk along the seafront. As their conversation continues, the friend tells him of the eponymous mother, and they decide to visit her.What they are met with is both horrific and tragic and can be read as a commentary on the plight of the lower classes. Maupassant's concise and simple style only ... Leer más

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  • Bertha

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    Laying the foundations for films, such as 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' starring Jack Nicholson, 'Bertha' is a study on mental illness.While the narrator visits his old friend, Dr Bonnet, the doctor asks him to wait while he visits a patient. The patient is Bertha, a woman who was once young and beautiful but with no way of communicating with the outside world.Rightly or wrongly, Dr Bonnet ... Leer más

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  • The Colonel's Ideas

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    Colone Laporte has an opinion about everything. Colonel Laporte is also right about everything. Or so he thinks.During a conversation with a friend, he is preaching his opinion about French people. He claims that they are famous for their attitudes towards members of the opposite sex. His friend disagrees. Frustrated and attempting to get his point across, he begins to tell the story of an ... Leer más

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  • Discovery

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    Set aboard a steamship sailing from Le Havre to Trouville, 'Discovery' is a short and funny story, with a moral tucked away in the dialogue.When the narrator meets his old friend, Henri Sidoine, the latter rants about the number of English people on board.With the kind of ire that Basil Fawlty (played by John Cleese) reserved for his guests, Sidoine gives full rein to his loathing of the English ... Leer más

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  • The Diary of a Madman

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    Later made into a film, starring Vincent Price, 'The Diary of a Madman' is a dark and disturbing short story.In just three pages, Maupassant introduces us to an upright magistrate who has just condemned a prisoner, Blondel, to death.Blondel is convicted of prolicide, and the magistrate wants to work out why he's committed this terrible crime. Through his diary, we see how the idea takes root and ... Leer más

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

    Disponible también en: Audiolibros

  • A New Year's Gift

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    A masterpiece in literary manipulation, 'A New Year's Gift' plays with our expectations while delivering a sobering dose of social commentary.We begin with Jacques, who is writing a letter to his sweetheart, Irene. When Irene appears on his doorstep, she brings with her a scandalous plan. Will he agree to her demands, or is there more to them than meets the eye?A tale of adultery, fealty, violence ... Leer más

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  • The False Gems

    de Guy de Maupassant ...
    Traducido por A. E. Henderson ...
    Despite quietly loathing his wife's penchant for fake jewellery, Mr and Mrs Lantin are happily married.When she dies, finances force him to sell her gems and he discovers that one of them is not only real but worth a significant sum of money.What keeps niggling Mr Lantin is that he didn't buy it for her – so who did?'The Fake Gems' is a cautionary short story from the pen of a master. The perfect ... Leer más

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