Complete Original Short Stories Volume VIII

By: Guy de Maupassant

Narrated by: Cate Barratt

Guy de Maupassant's Complete Original Short Stories

Guy de Maupassant, French master of the short story, had a simple, efficient style of writing and, like Anton Chekhov, found inspiration for his stories in the daily lives of humans, which often reveal our darker nature. Many of his works also centered on the Franco-Prussian War, in which he served. Volume VIII of his Complete Original Short Stories contains the following:

1. "Clochette"
2. "The Kiss"
3. "The Legion of Honor"
4. "The Test"
5. "Found on a Drowned Man"
6. "The Orphan"
7. "The Beggar"
8. "The Rabbit"
9. "His Avenger"
10. "My Uncle Jules"
11. "The Model"
12. "A Vagabond"
13. "The Fishing Hole"
14. "The Spasm"
15. "In the Wood"
16. "Martine"
17. "All Over"
18. "The Parrot"
19. "The Piece of String"

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