TOINE
He was known for thirty miles round was father Toine—­fat
Toine, Toine-my-extra, Antoine Macheble, nicknamed
Burnt-Brandy—­the innkeeper of Tournevent.
It was he who had made...
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) is the most celebrated of French short-story writers. The brilliance of his technique is combined with an ethical nihilism.Guy de Maupassant was ...
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Acknowledged throughout the world as one of the masters of the short story, Guy de Maupassant was also the author of a collection of poetry, a volume of plays, six novels, three travel journals, and m...
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Original Short Stories — Volume 09
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant
(Henri) (Rene Albert) Guy de Maupassant