THE MAISON TELLIER
By Guy de Maupassant PART I They went there every evening about eleven o’clock, just…
THE MAGIC COUCH
Guy de Maupassant The Seine flowed past my house, without a ripple on its surface,…
A DUEL
By Guy de Maupassant The war was over. The Germans occupied France. The whole country…
THE LOVE OF LONG AGO
By Guy de Maupassant The old-fashioned chateau was built on a wooded knoll in the…
THE LOG
By Guy de Maupassant The drawing-room was small, full of heavy draperies and discreetly fragrant.…
THE LITTLE CASK
By Guy de Maupassant He was a tall man of forty or thereabout, this Jules…
THE LEGION OF HONOR
HOW HE GOT THE LEGION OF HONOR By Guy de Maupassant From the time some…
THE LANCER’S WIFE
By Guy de Maupassant I It was after Bourbaki’s defeat in the east of France.…
THE KISS
By Guy de Maupassant My Little Darling: So you are crying from morning until night…
THE JENNET
By Guy de Maupassant Every time he held an inspection on the review ground, General…