Whether youββre a longtime fan of French fiction or just beginning to explore the genre, this wide-ranging collection of short stories is an excellent grab-bag of tales from one of Europeββs literary hotspots. Including masterworks from the likes of Balzac, Voltaire, Dumas, Hugo and many others, Fre
Modern French Stories
β Scribed by Hawthorne, Julian (editor)
- Book ID
- 108395087
- Publisher
- BCR
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 268 KB
- Series
- Lock and Key 5
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Superior collection of detective and supernatural tales edited by the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes seven stories by Guy de Maupassant; Jules Clareties "The Crime of the Boulevard"; Pierre Mille's "The Miracle of Zobeide"; and Villiers de L'Isle Adam's classic "The Torture of Hope." A huge highlight for the anthology is four tales of supernatural horror by Erkemann-Chatrian!
Modern French Stories
Table of Contents
Jules Clasetie page
The Crime of the Boulevard ....... 7
Henbi Ren? Albert Guy oe Maupassant (1850-93)
yThe^ Necklace g
The Man with the Pale Eyes 18
An Uncomfortable Bed 23
V Ghosts 26
Fear 32^
The Confession 39
' The Horla, or Modern Ghosts 44
Pierre Mille
The Miracle of Zob^ide . 72
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VnxiERS DE l'Isle Adam
The Torture of Hope ' 80
Erckmann-Chatrlan (1822-99)β(1826-90)
The Owl's Ear 86
The Invisible Eye 97
The Waters of Death 115
The Man-Wolf 130
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