A Ghost
By GUY DE MAUPASSANT Translated for this volume by M. Charles Sommer. We were speaking…
YVETTE SAMORIS
By Guy de Maupassant “The Comtesse Samoris.” “That lady in black over there?” “The very…
WHO KNOWS?
By Guy de Maupassant I My God! My God! I am going to write down…
WALTER SCHNAFFS’ ADVENTURE
By Guy de Maupassant Ever since he entered France with the invading army Walter Schnaffs…
WAITER, A “BOCK”
By Guy de Maupassant Why did I go into that beer hall on that particular…
USELESS BEAUTY
By Guy de Maupassant I About half-past five one afternoon at the end of June…
TWO LITTLE SOLDIERS
By Guy de Maupassant Every Sunday, as soon as they were free, the little soldiers…
TWO FRIENDS
By Guy de Maupassant Besieged Paris was in the throes of famine. Even the sparrows…
TWO CELEBRITIES
By Guy de Maupassant Monsieur Patissot had promised his friend, the boating man, that he…
TOMBSTONES
by Guy de Maupassant The five friends had finished dinner, five men of the world,…