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100 1 _aMaupassant, Guy de,
_d1850-1893
245 1 0 _aOriginal Short Stories — Volume 02
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-10-03
505 0 _aThe 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.
508 _aProduced by David Widger
520 _a"Original Short Stories — Volume 02" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. This volume includes various tales, each depicting human emotions and experiences, often set against the backdrop of contemporary French society. The stories range from romantic entanglements to existential musings, showcasing Maupassant's keen observation of character and social dynamics. At the start of this volume, the first story, "The Colonel's Ideas," introduces Colonel Laporte, who muses about the passionate nature of French men and their undying infatuation with women, even in the most trying circumstances. The narrative shifts to an anecdote from the Franco-Prussian War, where the colonel recounts a harrowing retreat indicative of soldierly bravery intertwined with a longing for feminine connection. The colonel’s reflections highlight themes of love, duty, and courage, setting the stage for the richly layered storytelling found throughout this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, French -- Translations into English
700 1 _aHenderson, A. E.
700 1 _aMcMaster, Albert Cohn
700 1 _aQuesada, Louise Charlotte Garstin
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3078
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