Contents: / La Paix Du Menage / Musotte / Addenda / The Lancers Wife / Hautot Senior And Hautot Junior / No Quarter / The Orphan / A Lively Friend / The Blind Man / The Impolite Sex / The Cake / The
Guy de Maupassant - For several days in succession fragments of a defeated army had passed through the town. They were mere disorganized bands, not disciplined forces. The men wore long, dirty beards and tattered uniforms; they advanced in listless fashion, without a flag, without a leader.
Contents: / Monsieur Parent / The Father / A Vagabond / Useless Beauty / Fly / The Mad Woman / That Pig of a Morin / The Wooden Shoes / A Normandy Joke / A Cock Crowed / Julots Opinion / Mademoiselle / The Mountebanks / The Sequel to a Divorce / The Man with the Dogs / The Clown / Babette / Sympathy / The Debt / An Artist / Mademoiselle Fifi / The Story of a Farm Girl / Mamma Stirling / Lilie Lala / Madame Telliers Establishment / The Bandmasters Sister / False Alarm / Wife and Mistress / Mad / An Unfortunate Likeness / The New Sensation
En la historia de la narrativa breve hay un nombre que destaca por encima del resto: Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), autor considerado el gran maestro del cuento europeo y autor de títulos universalmente conocidos como «Bola de sebo» o «El Horla». Esta edición en dos volúmenes, preparada y traducida por Mauro Armiño, Premio Nacional de Traducción y el más reputado especialista en la obra de Maupassant, recoge los 301 relatos que forman los Cuentos completos del autor francés. Una edición definitiva que incluye una primera parte donde el lector podrá encontrar lo siguiente:
El Horla es un relato corto de terror de Guy de Maupassant, publicado originalmente el 23 de octubre de 1882, en el periódico Le Gaulois. Escrito en forma de diario, narra los síntomas y miedos del personaje principal cuando empieza a sentir la presencia de un ser invisible, llamado el Horla, que lo rodea y lo controla. Cada noche, mientras duerme, esta presencia lo invade y bebe su vida.
A stroke of paralysis has left Baron des Ravots crippled, but thanks to the toil and dedication of his dutiful servants, he can still entertain guests and hunt birds with great success. With "The Snipe", Guy de Maupassant offers an exploration of the relationship between master and servant in a society dominated by large social class differences. By satirizing the everyday life of a rich bourgeois, Maupassant skillfully exposes the shallow values and preoccupations of the French upper class.
Matilda cannot wait for her husband to be away so she can invite Captain Sommerive into her house and heart. But as their love affair grows more passionate, Matilda begins to see that the secret could cost her everything. With her fifteen month old son crying at the very sight of her lover, and the Captain himself growing bolder by the minute, it seems inevitable that Matildas husband must discover the betrayal. In this short story Maupassant paints a dark and satirical portrayal of the lives of women, exploring the tragedy of a cycle of neglect with pointed wit and a wicked sense of humour.
