Timeless Short Stories, Guy de Maupassant
Timeless Short Stories, Guy de Maupassant
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Timeless Short Stories

Author: Guy de Maupassant, Stacy Aumonier, Various Authors

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 10 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/19/2013

Synopsis

"A timeless collection of classic short stories by some of the master storytellers of the world.

• Old Iron by Stacy Aumonier

• Odour of Chrysanthemums by D. H. Lawrence

• The Idiot by Arnold Bennett

• Miss Harriet by Guy de Maupassant

• Red Hanrahan by W. B. Yeats

• The Doll's House by Katherine Mansfield

• The Devil's Spectacles by Wilkie Collins

• The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde

• Miss Bracegirdle does her Duty by Stacy Aumonier

• The Piece of String by Guy de Maupassant

• Glad Ghosts by D. H. Lawrence

• Juxtapositions by Stacy Aumonier

• Moti Guj – Mutineer by Rudyard Kipling

• The Famous Race between the Hearse and the Steamroller by Sidney Keyes

• The Lost Ship by W.W. Jacobs

• Old Fags by Stacy Aumonier

• The Dead Hand by Wilkie Collins

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About Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) was an extemely prolific French writer who is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. His stories range in length from one or two pages to a full-length novel. Free from sentimentality or idealism, they expose in minute detail the pretenses and vulgarity of the period's middle class and traditional low-down of the Norman peasants. De Maupassant's style is characterized by a simplicity and directness that is sometimes comic and ironic. His work reflects his interest in the emotional problems of all classes and his passion for women. He also excelled at revealing the hidden sides of people. His first short story, "Ball of Fat," is considered one of his best. He is also the author of "The Necklace," "The House of Madame Tellier," and the novel A Woman's Life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Parthiban on February 21, 2018

I am at loss for words to describe the effortless eloquence of Maupassant or the Master of Short Stories as he is widely acknowledged.......more

Goodreads review by Sean on February 27, 2018

Maupassant is my pick for the best short story writer, right along with Poe, King, and Saki. He is flexible in his narrative styles and plot choices. He can be by turns sentimental and deeply pessimistic. This means he can often surprise the reader and his plot twists are superb. The end product is......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on July 16, 2019

Guy writes about great subjects like prostitutes having grace, hunting fanatics with erectile dysfunction, cynical married men demanding younger men be weary of women, and picking up dates at a cemetery. Dislike how he lived his personal life, but his short stories are so enjoyable. Wish the murder......more

Goodreads review by The Frahorus on August 25, 2018

La raffinatezza di Maupassant non ha eguali: ci pennella dei racconti di gente normale, che vive le gioie e i dolori di tutti i giorni, nonostante siamo nella fine dell'800 a Parigi e dintorni. Ci sono le vite dei ricchi e dei poveri, in entrambi i casi gli stessi problemi: gelosie, invidie, fughe,......more

Goodreads review by R.K. on April 27, 2020

3 3/4 stars......more

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