Guy de Maupassant Short Stories on Audio

A lesson on the power of vanity, "The Necklace" tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband.

Guy de Maupassant, (1850 - 1893), a native of Normandy, wrote in a bold and vigorous style that moves inexorably along clear plot lines....

Boule de Suif (1880) is a short story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is arguably his most famous short story, and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, entitled "Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre" ("Boule de Suif and Other Stories of the War").

"He had faith in his good fortune, in that power of attraction which he felt within him - a power so irresistible that all women yielded to it."

A spine-tingling collection of classic ghost stories, perfect for those winter nights! This set contains The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, The Horla by Guy de Maupassant, Sredni Vashtar by Saki, The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling, Lost Hearts by M. R. James and The Furnished Room by O. Henry.

The first significant published short story of French author Guy de Maupassant, and generally acknowledged as his greatest work, "Ball-of-Fat" (French title: Boule de Suif) is the touching story of an interrupted coach ride from Rouen to Le...

No one plumbs deeper depths of the psyche than French and Russian authors. This wide-ranging...

THE METAMORPHOSIS begins as its protagonist, Gregor Samsa, wakes up one morning to find that he has become a huge insect. This change is understandably difficult for Gregor, not to mention his family and business. It ends up costing him his life.

Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short-story genre, producing more than 300 during his lifetime.

Guy de Maupassant is revered for his naturalistic fiction, which brilliantly captures flesh-and-blood characters as it evokes the most telling details of everyday life....