Guy de Maupassant - The Complete Works: Short Stories, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Memoirs and more (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Master of the Short Story: Novels, Plays, Poems, MemoirsBy Guy de Maupassant
Length232h 32m
About this audiobook
This comprehensive collection gathers Guy de Maupassant's short stories, novels, plays, poetry, memoirs, and occasional writings, offering an unusually full view of one of nineteenth-century France's most incisive literary minds. From the taut irony of "Boule de Suif" to the psychological disquiet of Bel-Ami and Pierre et Jean, Maupassant's prose is marked by lucidity, compression, and a merciless eye for social pretence. Situated between realism and naturalism, his work distils the pressures of class, desire, war, money, and madness into narratives of remarkable formal economy. Maupassant was shaped by the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, by the literary discipline of Gustave Flaubert, and by the intellectual climate of fin-de-siècle France. A former civil servant turned journalist and celebrated author, he wrote with intimate knowledge of bureaucracy, bourgeois ambition, provincial life, and Parisian corruption. His later struggles with illness and mental anguish also deepen the darker, uncanny dimensions of his fiction. This volume is indispensable for readers seeking not merely selected masterpieces but the breadth of Maupassant's achievement. It is recommended to students, scholars, and general readers who value precise storytelling, psychological insight, and the enduring power of realist art.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length232 hrs 32 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 16, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
91A RUPTURE (pt. 1)
2Introduction
92A RUPTURE (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
93VIOLATED
4Synopsis (Selection)
94MARROCA
5Guy de Maupassant – The Complete Works: Short Stories, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Memoirs and more
95THE ASSIGNATION
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6Introduction to the Works of Guy de Maupassant by Leo Tolstoy
96THE READ ONE AND THE OTHER
7Novels:
97THE BED
8A Life (pt. 1)
98AN ADVENTURE IN PARIS
9A Life (pt. 2)
99HAPPINESS
10A Life (pt. 3)
100RUST
11Bel-Ami (The History of a Scoundrel) (pt. 1)
101THE SUBSTITUTE
12Bel-Ami (The History of a Scoundrel) (pt. 2)
102THE MAN WITH THE BLUE EYES
13Bel-Ami (The History of a Scoundrel) (pt. 3)
103A GOOD MATCH
14Bel-Ami (The History of a Scoundrel) (pt. 4)
104CHRISTMAS EVE
15Bel-Ami (The History of a Scoundrel) (pt. 5)
105WORDS OF LOVE
16Mont Oriol (pt. 1)
106A DIVORCE CASE
17Mont Oriol (pt. 2)
107THE PORT
18Mont Oriol (pt. 3)
108THE HERMIT (pt. 1)
19Mont Oriol (pt. 4)
109THE HERMIT (pt. 2)
20Mont Oriol (pt. 5)
110THE LANCER’S WIFE
21Notre Coeur – A Woman’s Pastime (pt. 1)
111THE PRISONERS
22Notre Coeur – A Woman’s Pastime (pt. 2)
112Plays:
23Notre Coeur – A Woman’s Pastime (pt. 3)
113A Tale of Old Times
24Pierre and Jean (pt. 1)
114A Comedy of Marriage
25Pierre and Jean (pt. 2)
115Musotte
26Pierre and Jean (pt. 3)
116Poems:
27Strong as Death (pt. 1)
117Travel Sketches:
28Strong as Death (pt. 2)
118Au Soleil: African Wanderings (pt. 1)
29Strong as Death (pt. 3)
119Au Soleil: African Wanderings (pt. 2)
30Strong as Death (pt. 4)
120La Vie Errante (pt. 1)
31Novellas and Short Stories
121La Vie Errante (pt. 2)
32SIMON’S PAPA
122Sur L’Eau: In Vagabondia (pt. 1)
33TWO FRIENDS
123Sur L’Eau: In Vagabondia (pt. 2)
34FATHER MILON
124French Texts:
35A COUP D’ETAT
125Une Vie (pt. 1)
36MADEMOISELLE FIFI
126Une Vie (pt. 2)
37A DUEL
127Une Vie (pt. 3)
38THE MAISON TELLIER
128Une Vie (pt. 4)
39IN THE SPRING
129Pierre Et Jean (pt. 1)
40MADAME BAPTISTE
130Pierre Et Jean (pt. 2)
41THE QUESTION OF LATIN
131Pierre Et Jean (pt. 3)
42INDISCRETION (pt. 1)
132Mont-oriol (pt. 1)
43INDISCRETION (pt. 2)
133Mont-oriol (pt. 2)
44LITTLE LOUISE ROQUE
134Mont-oriol (pt. 3)
45THE DONKEY
135Mont-oriol (pt. 4)
46THE PATRON
136Notre Coeur (pt. 1)
47THE RELIC
137Notre Coeur (pt. 2)
48THE MORIBUND
138Notre Coeur (pt. 3)
49THE STORY OF A FARM GIRL
139Fort Comme La Mort (pt. 1)
50THE WRECK (pt. 1)
140Fort Comme La Mort (pt. 2)
51THE WRECK (pt. 2)
141Fort Comme La Mort (pt. 3)
52QUEEN HORTENSE
142Fort Comme La Mort (pt. 4)
53MADEMOISELLE PERLE
143Bel-ami (pt. 1)
54THE THIEF
144Bel-ami (pt. 2)
55CLAIR DE LUNE
145Bel-ami (pt. 3)
56WAITER, A “BOCK”
146Bel-ami (pt. 4)
57THE FATHER
147Bel-ami (pt. 5)
58THE LOG
148Bel-ami (pt. 6)
59JULIE ROMAIN
149Mademoiselle Fifi
60THE FALSE GEMS
150Madame Baptiste
61DENIS (pt. 1)
151La Rouille
62DENIS (pt. 2)
152Marroca
63MY UNCLE JULES (pt. 1)
153La Bûche
64MY UNCLE JULES (pt. 2)
154La Relique
65THE ADOPTED SON (pt. 1)
155Le Lit
66THE ADOPTED SON (pt. 2)
156Fou?
67NIGHT. A NIGHTMARE
157Mots d’Amour
68THE HORLA
158Une Aventure Parisienne
69OLD AMABLE
159Deux Amis
70THE CHRISTENING
160Nuit de Noël
71THE DEVIL
161Le Remplaçant
72THE SNIPE
162Boul De Suif
73PIERROT
163La Maison Tellier
74AM I INSANE?
164Le Pere Milon
75FATHER MATTHEW
165Le Diable
76THE DIARY OF A MADMAN (pt. 1)
166La Petite Roque
77THE DIARY OF A MADMAN (pt. 2)
167Lui?
78COCO (pt. 1)
168Mademoiselle Pearl
79COCO (pt. 2)
169Le Horla
80A MOTHER OF MONSTERS
170Clair de Lune
81THE MAGIC COUCH
171Recollections of Guy de Maupassant by His Valet by François Tassart Essays on Maupassant: (pt. 1)
82HE?
172Recollections of Guy de Maupassant by His Valet by François Tassart Essays on Maupassant: (pt. 2)
83A PHILOSOPHER
173Recollections of Guy de Maupassant by His Valet by François Tassart Essays on Maupassant: (pt. 3)
84SAVED
174Recollections of Guy de Maupassant by His Valet by François Tassart Essays on Maupassant: (pt. 4)
85FLY
175Guy de Maupassant by Joseph Conrad
86THE SEQUEL TO A DIVORCE (pt. 1)
176Guy de Maupassant by Henry James
87THE SEQUEL TO A DIVORCE (pt. 2)
177Guy de Maupassant: A Study by P. Neveux
88MAD
178A Note on Maupassant by Brander Matthews
89AN UNFORTUNATE LIKENESS
179Analysis
90THE RELICS
180Reflection
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