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Download or read book Maupassant Complete Short Stories written by Guy de Maupassant and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 1212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INDEX VOLUME I. GUY DE MAUPASSANT BOULE DE SUIF TWO FRIENDS THE LANCER'S WIFE THE PRISONERS TWO LITTLE SOLDIERS FATHER MILON A COUP D'ETAT LIEUTENANT LARE'S MARRIAGE THE HORRIBLE MADAME PARISSE MADEMOISELLE FIFI A DUEL ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 2. VOLUME II. THE COLONEL'S IDEAS MOTHER SAUVAGE EPIPHANY THE MUSTACHE MADAME BAPTISTE THE QUESTION OF LATIN A MEETING THE BLIND MAN INDISCRETION A FAMILY AFFAIR BESIDE SCHOPENHAUER'S CORPSE ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 3. VOLUME III. MISS HARRIET LITTLE LOUISE ROQUE THE DONKEY MOIRON THE DISPENSER OF HOLY WATER A PARRICIDE BERTHA THE PATRON THE DOOR A SALE THE IMPOLITE SEX A WEDDING GIFT THE RELIC "To the Abbe Louis d'Ennemare, at Soissons. ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 4. VOLUME IV. THE MORIBUND THE GAMEKEEPER THE STORY OF A FARM GIRL PART I PART II PART III PART IV PART V THE WRECK It was yesterday, the 31st of December. THEODULE SABOT'S CONFESSION THE WRONG HOUSE THE DIAMOND NECKLACE THE MARQUIS DE FUMEROL THE TRIP OF LE HORLA FAREWELL! THE WOLF THE INN ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 5. VOLUME V. MONSIEUR PARENT QUEEN HORTENSE TIMBUCTOO TOMBSTONES MADEMOISELLE PEARL THE THIEF CLAIR DE LUNE WAITER, A "BOCK" AFTER "My darlings," said the comtesse, "you might go to bed." FORGIVENESS IN THE SPRING A QUEER NIGHT IN PARIS ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 6. VOLUME VI. THAT COSTLY RIDE USELESS BEAUTY I THE FATHER I MY UNCLE SOSTHENES THE BARONESS MOTHER AND SON THE HAND A TRESS OF HAIR ON THE RIVER THE CRIPPLE A STROLL ALEXANDRE THE LOG JULIE ROMAIN THE RONDOLI SISTERS I ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 7. VOLUME VII. THE FALSE GEMS FASCINATION YVETTE SAMORIS "The Comtesse Samoris." A VENDETTA MY TWENTY-FIVE DAYS "THE TERROR" LEGEND OF MONT ST. MICHEL A NEW YEAR'S GIFT FRIEND PATIENCE What became of Leremy?" ABANDONED THE MAISON TELLIER PART II PART III DENIS MY WIFE THE UNKNOWN THE APPARITION ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 8. VOLUME VIII. CLOCHETTE THE KISS THE LEGION OF HONOR THE TEST FOUND ON A DROWNED MAN THE ORPHAN THE BEGGAR He had seen better days, despite his present misery and infirmities. THE RABBIT HIS AVENGER MY UNCLE JULES THE MODEL A VAGABOND THE FISHING HOLE THE SPASM IN THE WOOD MARTINE ALL OVER THE PARROT I THE PIECE OF STRING ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 9. VOLUME IX. TOINE MADAME HUSSON'S "ROSIER" THE ADOPTED SON COWARD OLD MONGILET MOONLIGHT THE FIRST SNOWFALL SUNDAYS OF A BOURGEOIS A RECOLLECTION OUR LETTERS THE LOVE OF LONG AGO FRIEND JOSEPH THE EFFEMINATES OLD AMABLE ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 10. VOLUME X. THE CHRISTENING "Well doctor, a little brandy?" THE FARMER'S WIFE Said the Baron Rene du Treilles to me: THE DEVIL THE SNIPE THE WILL WALTER SCHNAFFS' ADVENTURE AT SEA The following paragraphs recently appeared in the papers: MINUET THE SON THAT PIG OF A MORIN SAINT ANTHONY LASTING LOVE PIERROT A NORMANDY JOKE FATHER MATTHEW ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 11. VOLUME XI. THE UMBRELLA BELHOMME'S BEAST DISCOVERY THE ACCURSED BREAD THE DOWRY THE DIARY OF A MADMAN THE MASK THE PENGUINS' ROCK This is the season for penguins. A FAMILY SUICIDES To Georges Legrand. AN ARTIFICE DREAMS SIMON'S PAPA ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 12. VOLUME XII. THE CHILD A COUNTRY EXCURSION ROSE ROSALIE PRUDENT REGRET A SISTER'S CONFESSION COCO DEAD WOMAN'S SECRET A HUMBLE DRAMA MADEMOISELLE COCOTTE THE CORSICAN BANDIT THE GRAVE ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES, Vol. 13. VOLUME XIII. OLD JUDAS THE LITTLE CASK BOITELLE A WIDOW THE ENGLISHMAN OF ETRETAT MAGNETISM A FATHER'S CONFESSION A MOTHER OF MONSTERS AN UNCOMFORTABLE BED A PORTRAIT THE DRUNKARD THE WARDROBE THE MOUNTAIN POOL A CREMATION MISTI MADAME HERMET THE MAGIC COUCH
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