Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world's most celebrated short story writers. He famously tackled topics like the Franco-Prussian War and the disillusionment of life and relationships. This collection of his works, containing famous stories like "Boule de Suif" and "The Diamond Necklace" show off his lyrical and engaging style. The book is written in accessible language without being simple and is sure to delight a modern audience. - Summary by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapters
1 Guy De Maupassant: A Study by Pol. Neveux 13 min 2 Boule de Suif, Part 1 33 min 3 Boule de Suif, Part 2 38 min 4 Two Friends 12 min 5 The Lancer's Wife 24 min 6 The Prisoners 18 min 7 Two Little Soldiers 10 min 8 Father Milon 11 min 9 A Coup d'Etat 17 min 10 Lieutenant Lare's Marriage 7 min 11 The Horrible 10 min 12 Madame Parisse 12 min 13 Mademoiselle Fifi 21 min 14 A Duel 9 min 15 The Colonel's Ideas 9 min 16 Mother Sauvage 12 min 17 Epiphany 20 min 18 The Mustache 7 min 19 Madame Baptiste 10 min 20 The Question of Latin 15 min 21 A Meeting 14 min 22 The Blind Man 7 min 23 Indiscretion 7 min 24 A Family Affair, Part 1 22 min 25 A Family Affair, Part 2 27 min 26 Beside Schopenhauer's Corpse 7 min 27 Miss Harriet 36 min 28 Little Louise Roque, Part 1 18 min 29 Little Louise Roque, Part 2 40 min 30 The Donkey 13 min 31 Moiron 11 min 32 The Dispenser of Holy Water 8 min 33 A Parricide 10 min 34 Bertha 16 min 35 The Patron 9 min 36 The Door 9 min 37 A Sale 10 min 38 The Impolite Sex 10 min 39 A Wedding Gift 10 min 40 The Relic 9 min 41 The Moribund 12 min 42 The Gamekeeper 12 min 43 The Story of a Farm Girl 31 min 44 The Wreck 20 min 45 Theodule Sabot's Confession 13 min 46 The Wrong House 11 min 47 The Diamond Necklace 14 min 48 The Marquis de Fumerol 12 min 49 The Trip of Le Horla 20 min 50 Farewell! 8 min 51 The Wolf 9 min 52 The Inn 23 min 53 Monsieur Parent 47 min 54 Queen Hortense 12 min 55 Timbuctoo 12 min 56 Tombstones 13 min 57 Mademoiselle Pearl 28 min 58 The Thief 9 min 59 Claire de Lune 9 min 60 Waiter, a "Bock" 11 min 61 After 10 min 62 Forgiveness 11 min 63 In the Spring 12 min 64 A Queer Night in Paris 16 min 65 That Costly Ride 12 min 66 Useless Beauty 32 min 67 The Father 14 min 68 My Uncle Sosthenes 12 min 69 The Baroness 7 min 70 Mother and Son 10 min 71 The Hand 10 min 72 A Tress of Hair 12 min 73 On the River 11 min 74 The Cripple 8 min 75 A Stroll 9 min 76 Alexandre 8 min 77 The Log 9 min 78 Julie Romain 13 min 79 The Rondoli Sisters 41 min 80 The False Gems 11 min 81 Fascination 10 min 82 Yvette Samoris 8 min 83 A Vendetta 8 min 84 My Twenty-Five Days 14 min 85 The Terror 12 min 86 Legend of Mont St. Michel 7 min 87 A New Year's Gift 10 min 88 Friend Patience 8 min 89 Abandoned 13 min 90 The Maison Tellier 42 min 91 Denis 11 min 92 My Wife 11 min 93 The Unknown 9 min 94 The Apparition 12 min 95 Clochette 8 min 96 The Kiss 7 min 97 The Legion of Honor 9 min 98 The Test 14 min 99 Found on a Drowned Man 10 min 100 The Orphan 11 min 101 The Beggar 9 min 102 The Rabbit 12 min 103 His Avenger 8 min 104 My Uncle Jules 12 min 105 The Model 11 min 106 A Vagabond 20 min 107 The Fishing Hole 12 min 108 The Spasm 10 min 109 In the Wood 8 min 110 Martine 10 min 111 All Over 11 min 112 The Parrot 10 min 113 The Piece of String 11 min 114 Toine 14 min 115 Madame Husson's "Rosier" 29 min 116 The Adopted Son 9 min 117 Coward 13 min 118 Old Mongilet 10 min 119 Moonlight 8 min 120 The First Snowfall 14 min 121 Sundays of a Bourgeois, Part 1 30 min 122 Sundays of a Bourgeois, Part 2 28 min 123 A Recollection 11 min 124 Our Letters 9 min 125 The Love of Long Ago 8 min 126 Friend Joseph 9 min 127 The Effeminates 7 min 128 Old Amable 37 min 129 The Christening 8 min 130 The Farmer's Wife 12 min 131 The Devil 13 min 132 The Snipe 4 min 133 The Will 8 min 134 Walter Schnaff's Adventure 14 min 135 At Sea 9 min 136 Minuet 8 min 137 The Son 16 min 138 That Pig of a Morin 19 min 139 Saint Anthony 14 min 140 Lasting Love 10 min 141 Pierrot 9 min 142 A Normandy Joke 7 min 143 Father Matthew 11 min 144 The Umbrella 15 min 145 Belhomme's Beast 12 min 146 Discovery 7 min 147 The Accursed Bread 8 min 148 The Dowry 9 min 149 The Diary of a Madman 9 min 150 The Mask 14 min 151 The Penguins' Rock 7 min 152 A Family 9 min 153 Suicides 9 min 154 An Artifice 8 min 155 Dreams 7 min 156 Simon's Papa 16 min 157 The Child 9 min 158 A Country Excursion 19 min 159 Rose 10 min 160 Rosalie Prudent 7 min 161 Regret 10 min 162 A Sister's Confession 9 min 163 Coco 7 min 164 Dead Woman's Secret 7 min 165 A Humble Drama 10 min 166 Mademoiselle Cocotte 7 min 167 The Corsican Bandit 6 min 168 The Grave 7 min 169 Old Judas 6 min 170 The Little Cask 10 min 171 Boitelle 15 min 172 A Widow 9 min 173 The Englishman of Etretat 6 min 174 Magnetism 8 min 175 A Father's Confession 12 min 176 Mother of Monsters 8 min 177 An Uncomfortable Bed 5 min 178 A Portrait 7 min 179 The Drunkard 8 min 180 The Wardrobe 10 min 181 The Mountain Pool 9 min 182 A Cremation 11 min 183 Misti 9 min 184 Madame Hermet 13 min 185 The Magic Couch 17 min
