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Original Short Stories — Volume 1
Original Short Stories — Volume 1 by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of vivid and psychologically perceptive tales portraying everyday life in nineteenth-century France. Maupassant’s stories explore love, marriage, ambition, poverty…
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Original Short Stories — Volume 1 by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of vivid and psychologically perceptive tales portraying everyday life in nineteenth-century France. Maupassant’s stories explore love, marriage, ambition, poverty, war, social class, vanity, and the often unexpected consequences of human choices. With remarkable economy and attention to detail, he creates memorable characters whose ordinary experiences reveal deeper truths about human nature. Some stories are humorous and ironic, while others are tragic, unsettling, or deeply moving. Maupassant frequently contrasts outward appearances with hidden motives and emotions, exposing the weaknesses and contradictions of society. Combining realism, subtle psychological observation, and sharp wit, the collection demonstrates why Maupassant became one of the most influential short-story writers in world literature.
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- Published
- 10 September 2026
- Format
- Book
- Extent
- 82 chapters
- Language
- EN
- Chapters
- 82
- Language
- English
- On Lithril
- September 2026
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- 011. Massarel opened it, grew pale, suddenly rose, and lifting his handsRead
- 022. de Varnetot answered:Read
- 033. Massarel grew pale. He had not thought of that; if the others did notRead
- 044. Massarel went towards him, took the chair, placed the white bust onRead
- 055. Martini drew the Sarty guide-book out of his pocket and read: “ThisRead
- 066. Dubuis, who during the entire siege had served as one of the NationalRead
- 077. Dubuis replied:Read
- 088. Dubuis replied:Read
- 099. Dubuis replied:Read
- 1010. Dubuis, who was puffing as hard as the engine, said to theRead
- 1111. Dubuis had never fired a pistol in his life.Read
- 1212. Dubuis fired at random without delay, and he was amazed to see theRead
- 1313. d'Etraille made use of the opportunity to brush his hair and hisRead
- 1414. Chenet also took his departure, leaving the Caravans alone, face toRead
- 1515. Putoin sat astride a chair.Read
- 1616. Marin, seeing him start away, exclaimed:Read
- 1717. Marin seemed quite worried.Read
- 1818. Marin then took his arm and led him away. He directed him, watchedRead
- 1919. Marin resumed:Read
- 2020. Marin was eager.Read
- 2121. Marin stopped short.Read
- 2222. Marin was enchanted.Read
- 2323. Marin attended to some business and then went home, passed the dayRead
- 2424. Marin, bewildered, stammered out:Read
- 2525. and Mme. Padoie entered the room at the same time as Varajou. TheyRead
- 2626. Etierine Beer gets in after him, then comes M. Paul Bessand, then M.Read
- 2727. Joliet, standing erect on the edge of the basket, begs the ladies, inRead
- 2828. Mallet reaches for the rope and hangs to it, and we drop like anRead
- 2929. d Arville talked well, in a certain flowery, high-sounding, butRead
- 3030. Cimme, a fat, puffing person, who always entered first everywhere,Read
- 3131. Chantal stopped. He was sitting on the edge of the billiard table,Read
- 3232. Saval sat down at some distance from them and waited, for the hourRead
- 3333. Saval immediately ordered dinner. Then, he took off his overcoat, soRead
- 3434. Saval glanced sideways at him, burning with the desire to speak toRead
- 3535. Saval could not restrain himself any longer, and in a hesitatingRead
- 3636. Saval questioned him as to all the men he was going to receive,Read
- 3737. Saval accepted the invitation with enthusiasm, reflecting:Read
- 3838. Saval had not even moved; he did not understand.Read
- 3939. Saval took the broom, inspected it, and then began to sweep the floorRead
- 4040. Saval, who was coughing, came near to him. The painter said:Read
- 4141. Saval replied:Read
- 4242. Saval, thunderstruck, remained standing in evening dress under theRead
- 4343. Saval said, in a state of confusion:Read
- 4444. Bermutier, standing with his back to the fireplace, was talking,Read
- 4545. Bermutier smiled in a dignified manner, as a judge should, and wentRead
- 4646. Marambot was not rich. He was an old village druggist, a bachelor,Read
- 4747. Marambot rubbed his hands with satisfaction. He was a man of quietRead
- 4848. Marambot would smile without answering and would go out in his littleRead
- 4949. Marambot, surprised at his zeal, said to him several times, smiling:Read
- 5050. Marambot, astonished, thought that he was sleep-walking, and he wasRead
- 5151. Marambot was wounded twice more, once in the leg and once in theRead
- 5252. Marambot then went on:Read
- 5353. Marambot opened both his eyes. There was no sign of blood either onRead
- 5454. Marambot would answer in a weak voice:Read
- 5555. Marambot, bewildered and distressed at being suspected, lifted hisRead
- 5656. Rosselin, the deputy, seemed now to take a great interest in hisRead
- 5757. Bondel was, unfortunately, a little hasty. He exclaimed:Read
- 5858. Souris has been his friend, his old college chum. Leuillet was veryRead
- 5959. We would keep it. Are you willing?”Read
- 6060. d'Hubieres recommenced his proposals, but with more insinuations,Read
- 6161. d'Hubieres responded: “Why, certainly, beginning with to-morrow.”Read
- 6262. Patissot, born in Paris, after having failed in his examinations atRead
- 6363. X-, fifty-five years old, bachelor, clerk. Full-blooded, danger ofRead
- 6464. Patissot returned home and carefully studied the map. He wished toRead
- 6565. Rade was beaming; he exclaimed:Read
- 6666. Perdrix, visibly embarrassed, stopped him:Read
- 6767. Rade did not need to be coaxed.Read
- 6868. Rade, he cried:Read
- 6969. Perdrix, as chief, closed the discussion.Read
- 7070. de Meroul lived for six months in Paris and for six months in hisRead
- 7171. Oreille fairly jumped, he was so startled at the proposal.Read
- 7272. d'Arnelles, altogether perplexed, began to think, evidently baffled,Read
- 7373. d'Arnelles continued, more and more disturbed:Read
- 7474. d'Arnelles appeared to be relieved of a great weight, but a littleRead
- 7575. Lemonnier would answer, smiling:Read
- 7676. Lemonnier, frightened, bent his head. He saw a storm brewing.Read
- 7777. Saval was not in good spirits. He walked from the fireplace to theRead
- 7878. Saval was sitting before the fire, his feet on the fender, in hisRead
- 7979. Saval felt himself blush, and he got up at a bound, as if he wereRead
- 8080. Poirel de la Voulte tore open the envelope, in his character of aRead
- 8181. Poirel de la Voulte raised his spectacles with a motion that wasRead
- 8282. Alexandre. As soon as he came he did just as he pleased in the house.Read
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