The Diary of a Madman by Guy de Maupassant
“The Diary of a Madman” is a dark and somewhat pointless story that was first published in Le Gaulois, 2
Read more“The Diary of a Madman” is a dark and somewhat pointless story that was first published in Le Gaulois, 2
Read more“Who Knows?” was first published in the April 6, 1890, editition of L’Echo de Paris under the original French title
Read more“The Devil” was first published in Le Gaulois, August 5, 1886. The original French title is “Le Diable“. Not without
Read moreNot to be confused with De Maupassant’s poem called Terror, “The Terror” is a short story about a man who
Read moreTerreur is is short poem by Guy de Maupassant. It was originally published in French in 1876, and later translated
Read more“On the River” was first published in 1876 in Le Bulletin français, under its original title of “En canot” (“By
Read more“The Tomb” was first published in Le Gaulois, 14 July 1883, as “Le tic“—the original French tile. Set at a
Read more“The Hand” was first published in 1883 under the original French title “Le Main”. Twenty years later, in 1903, the
Read moreThe Grave first appeared in Gil Blas on July 29, 1883, under the pen name of ‘Maufrigneuse.’ It’s a story
Read moreWhile he was still in just a teenager, Maupassant visited the poet Algernon Swinburne, who showed him a mummified hand.
Read moreFirst published in 1883 and written in the first-person, “The Apparition” is about the strange events a soldier experiences in
Read more“Mademoiselle Cocotte” was first published in 1883. More tragic than frightening, it’s about a coachman who loses his mind after
Read more“Ghosts” is a rather amusing story set in Austria. It’s about a young man who seeks the help of the
Read more“Fear” is a short story set on a large ship sailing the Mediterranean en route to Africa. During a conversation
Read more“The Horla” was first published in 1887. It’s arguable whether it is the story of a man going out of
Read more“The Horla” was first published in 1887 and the story is written in journal style. The journal entries begin on
Read more“The Hand” was written in the 1880s by the French author Guy de Maupassant, who is considered by many to
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