This luxurious hardback anthology brings together 15 classic ghost stories by some of the genre's most acclaimed writers, presented in a beautiful gift edition with gilded page edges.

This ghoulish collection is a perfect companion for lovers of the paranormal, featuring classic tales from Golden Age of the ghost story. Inside you will find haunted mansions, dark crypts, vengeful curses, silent specters and other supernatural delights of the genre, artfully conjured by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and M. R. James.

Stories include:
- 'The Oval Portrait' by Edgar Allan Poe
- 'The Wailing Well' by M. R. James
- 'The Withered Arm' by Thomas Hardy
- 'Afterward' by Edith Wharton
- 'A Ghost' by Guy de Maupassant
- 'An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street' by Sheridan Le Fanu

This beautiful collection is presented with silver gilded page edges, ivory paper and wonderfully gothic endpaper illustrations, making it a wonderful gift for any horror lover.

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Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened Bel-Ami by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-sihcle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa. It explores the dynamics of an urban society uncomfortably close to our own and is a devastating satire of the sleaziness of contemporary journalism.
Bel-Ami enjoys the status of an authentic record of the apotheosis of bourgeois capitalism under the Third Republic. But the creative tension between its analysis of modern behavior and its identifiably late nineteenth-century fabric is one of the reasons why Bel-Ami remains one of the finest French novels of its time, as well as being recognized as Maupassant's greatest achievement as a novelist.
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In his stories Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) blended brilliantly realistic depictions of characters moving against carefully described backgrounds with an objectivity and universality that has earned him a place among the finest of all short-story writers. In this collection of seven of his most popular stories, each tale reflects both the author's intimate familiarity with Paris and the provinces in the Belle Epoque, as well as a nonjudgmental humanism that is one of Maupassant's most attractive qualities.
Included in this volume are his celebrated masterpiece Boule de Suif, along with six other finely crafted selections: La Parure, Mademoiselle Fifi, La Maison Tellier, La Ficelle, Miss Harriet, and Le Horla. The stories are printed in French with excellent new word-for-word English translations on the facing pages.
Students of both French and English will find here an excellent resource for upgrading their language skills. Admirers of fine literature will enjoy the conciseness, strength, and rigorous economy that characterize Maupassant's art.

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Maupassant believed that we delude ourselves into believing that we are not animals acting upon instinct but rational creatures capable of idealistic beliefs and actions and survive only on the drug of self-deception. Maupassant's disgust with creation was only equalled by his contempt for human hypocrisy, and in these tales he takes a scalpel to our illusions and cuts to the bone. But his clinical pessimism is redeemed by a sense of the absurd and a warmer compassion for 'humanity bleeding'. Unsentimental but always honest, he persuades us that life is an incomprehensible, cosmic farce.

This translation of twenty tales shows Maupassant at his bitter, bawdy, chilling best. It features some of his grimmest and most famous stories such as A Vendetta and The Grove of Olives, and it also reflects both his moods and his mastery of the short story. The Little Keg is rich in comic invention, while the disturbing Who Can Tell? draws its power from the strange forces which drove its author into madness.

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The French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed character studies and brief but moving dramas well suited to the genre.
The nine stories in this collection provide a vivid portrait gallery of his typical subjects -- from simple peasants and prostitutes to soldiers, government clerks, and provincial bourgeois. Brilliantly naturalistic, these short works also reveal Maupassant's ability to observe the innumerable details of everyday life and reproduce them artfully and accurately, often with a caustic sense of humor.
His literary talents are amply displayed in this volume, which includes these memorable tales: Ball-of-Fat, regarded by many as technically one of the finest short stories ever written, The Necklace, A Piece of String, Mme. Tellier's Establishment, Mademoiselle Fifi, Miss Harriet, A Way to Wealth, My Uncle Jules, and The Horla.

Guy de Maupassant, one of the 19th century's most admired French writers, is considered to be one of the fathers of the modern short story. Maupassant's stories are characterized by their wealth of style, clever plotting and effortless resolutions. Many of his stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge from catastrophe and change. Bel Ami, written at the height of Maupassant's career, is his second novel, published in 1885. The story chronicles Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power. Georges, a down-and-out journalist, comes from a humble background yet concocts a spectacular rise to the top of Parisian society, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses. Bel Ami is not only a vivid portrait of a glamorously crooked and long-vanished Paris, but also a strikingly modern depiction of the destructiveness of unconstrained ambition, sex, and power. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

This is a dual-language book with the French text on the left side, and the English text on the right side of each spread. The texts are precisely synchronized. The book includes Guy de Maupassant's introduction The Novel. See more details about this and other books on French Classics in French and English page on Facebook.

Un chef-d'oeuvre de la littérature fantastique de Guy de Maupassant, Le Horla explore les profondeurs de l'esprit humain et la frontière entre la réalité et la folie. À travers le journal intime du narrateur, nous sommes plongés dans une lente descente vers l'angoisse, alors qu'il devient obsédé par une mystérieuse présence invisible qui semble hanter sa vie. Est-il victime d'une hallucination ou d'une entité surnaturelle ? Avec son écriture précise et envoûtante, Maupassant nous entraîne dans une histoire inquiétante qui interroge notre perception de la réalité et de l'inconnu.

Admired as the greatest French short story writer, and emulated by Somerset Maugham and O. Henry, Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of plot construction and a keen recorder of life, translating his observations into finely crafted short stories that spoke entire volumes.
This edition features twelve of de Maupassant's best-known stories, each reflecting the author's keen, compassionate insights into human behavior. Presented in a dual-language format with new translations by Stanley Applebaum, the stories -- written between 1876 and 1890 -- represent de Maupassant's major recurring subjects and themes, both tragic and comic. From meditations on the nature of love to jocular stories of friendship and misadventure and tales of irrational, heartfelt anguish, this masterful collection displays the full range of de Maupassant's genius.

Collected in this edition are forty stories by Guy de Maupassant, the 19th century French author considered by many as one of the masters of the modern short story. Maupassant was a prolific author during his short life, writing six novels, 300 short stories, and three travel books before dying at age 42. Maupassant was influenced by the style of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are noted for their efficient prose and his seemingly effortless ability to reach satisfying conclusions. Many of his tales are set during the Franco-Prussian conflict and are an unflinching portrayal of war's brutality and senselessness. Maupassant's works have been hugely influential to authors, playwrights, and film makers in the decades since their first publication and are frequently adapted for stage and screen. Collected here are such classics as Ball of Tallow, often considered one of the best short stories ever written, the cruelly ironic The Diamond Necklace, the shockingly brutal Mademoiselle Fifi, and many more unforgettable and evocative tales. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Henri Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant was a French writer, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the naturalist school of writers, who depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.

The Horla is a classic horror novella written by French author Guy de Maupassant. The story follows an unnamed narrator who begins to experience strange and terrifying occurrences in his home. He becomes convinced that an invisible being, the Horla, is haunting him and slowly driving him insane.As the narrator's mental state deteriorates, he becomes increasingly obsessed with the Horla and begins to fear for his life. He tries everything he can think of to rid himself of the creature, but nothing seems to work.Throughout the novella, Maupassant explores themes of madness, paranoia, and the unknown. The Horla is a chilling tale that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.THIS 40 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Horla and Other Stories, by Guy de Maupassant. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417901306.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Guy De Maupassant was one of the greatest French authors of the 19th century. Originally published in 1887, 'The Horla' is one of his best tales, and was a strong influence on H. P. Lovecraft. Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his friends as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives - the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses and wily financiers - and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. Written when Maupassant was at the height of his powers, Bel-Ami is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life - depicting the scenes and characters of Paris in the belle epoque with wit, sensitivity and humanity.

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In addition to the title story, this selection of twenty-seven stories includes one of Maupassant's most famous tales, The Necklace, and Le Horla, a tale with strange parallels to the author's own descent into madness, as well as many other provocative and often chilling works--spanning the whole range of human experiences--from low farce, to high tragedy.

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Découvrez l'univers troublant et mystérieux de Guy de Maupassant avec Le Horla, une longue nouvelle qui explore les méandres de la folie et de l'invisible. Ce chef-d'oeuvre de la littérature française fantastique, ici sublimé par les illustrations incisives de William Julian-Damazy, vous entraîne dans une spirale d'angoisse et de questionnements.

Sous la forme d'un journal intime, un homme se livre sur une présence insaisissable, le Horla, qui semble envahir sa vie et s'immiscer dans son esprit. Alors que la frontière entre la réalité et l'hallucination se brouille, le narrateur tente désespérément de comprendre et de combattre cette entité qui le hante. Est-il victime d'un être surnaturel ou de sa propre démence?

Mais l'aventure ne s'arrête pas là, cette édition comporte treize autres nouvelles tout aussi fascinantes: Amour, Clochette, Le Diable, Une famille, Le vagabond, et bien d'autres. Chaque histoire, unique en son genre, vous plonge dans des univers variés où Maupassant dépeint avec brio les complexités de l'âme humaine, les ironies de la vie, et les mystères du quotidien. Les illustrations de William Julian-Damazy accompagnent à merveille les différents récits, en ajoutant une dimension visuelle à cette descente dans les profondeurs de l'âme humaine.

Ce recueil de nouvelles est une invitation à explorer les confins de la raison et à affronter nos peurs les plus intimes. Préparez-vous à une lecture envoûtante, où l'étrange et l'inexplicable se mêlent pour vous captiver jusqu'à la dernière page.

Un chef-d'oeuvre de la littérature fantastique de Guy de Maupassant, Le Horla explore les profondeurs de l'esprit humain et la frontière entre la réalité et la folie. À travers le journal intime du narrateur, nous sommes plongés dans une lente descente vers l'angoisse, alors qu'il devient obsédé par une mystérieuse présence invisible qui semble hanter sa vie. Est-il victime d'une hallucination ou d'une entité surnaturelle ? Avec son écriture précise et envoûtante, Maupassant nous entraîne dans une histoire inquiétante qui interroge notre perception de la réalité et de l'inconnu.

In this collection of short stories, the great French author explores the many facets of human experience, from joy to sorrow, hope to despair. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of the complexities of the human heart, de Maupassant portrays a wide array of characters and situations, revealing the beauty and tragedy of life in equal measure. Fans of classic literature will not want to miss this haunting and masterful collection.

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A collection of short stories by the renowned French author Guy de Maupassant, showcasing his masterful storytelling and psychological insight.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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