Great Short Works

Contents Maupassant by V. S. Pritchett vii 1. Mademoiselle Fifi 3 2. Vain Beauty 19 3. The Horla 41 4. Madame Tellier's Excursion 73 5. The Piece of String 104 6. The Story of a Farm-Girl 113 7. The Pig of a Morin 136 8. The Umbrella 150 9. Was It a Dream? 161 10. The False Gems 167 11. Hautot Senior and Hautot Junior 175 12. A Family Affair 193 13. A Normandy Joke 227 14. The Diamond Necklace 233 15. In the Moonlight 244 16. Love 250 17. The Little Cask 257 18. Clochette 264 19. A Fishing Excursion 270 20. Humiliation 276 21. Julie Romain 283 22. The Specter 293 23. My Uncle Sosthenes 301 24. The Duel 310 25. A Vagabond 321 26. Madame Parisse 336 27. One Phase of Love 345 28. Simon's Papa 353 29. The Vendetta 364 30. The Farmer's Wife 370 31. A Matter of Business 379 32. The Signal 386 33. Love's Awakening 393 34. The Olive Grove 401 35. Saved 430 36. A Country Excursion 437 37. The Diary of a Madman 450 38. Two Little Soldiers 456 39. The White Wolf 465 40. The Devil 472 41. A Lucky Burglar 481 42. Moonlight 486 43. The Mad Woman 492 44. A Costly Outing 496