Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant, credited to Guy de Maupassant, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant. (Translated by Albert M. Cohn McMaster; A. E. Henderson; Louise Charlotte Garstin Quesada.) Read in English by Tatiana Chichilla Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world's most celebrated short story writers. He famously tackled topics like the Franco-Prussian War and the disillusionment of life and relationships. This collection of his works, containing famous stories like "Boule de Suif" and "The Diamond Necklace" show off his lyrical and engaging style. The book is written in accessible language without being simple and is sure to delight a modern audience. - Summary by Tatiana Chichilla

Recording facts

• Recording title: Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant
• Author credits: Guy de Maupassant
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 185
• Listed recording duration: 39:33:23

Catalogue topics

• short stories

Opening tracks: first 24 of 185

1. 000 - Guy De Maupassant: A Study by Pol. Neveux — 13:10
2. 001 - Boule de Suif, Part 1 — 33:29
3. 002 - Boule de Suif, Part 2 — 37:43
4. 003 - Two Friends — 11:31
5. 004 - The Lancer's Wife — 23:44
6. 005 - The Prisoners — 17:47
7. 006 - Two Little Soldiers — 10:11
8. 007 - Father Milon — 10:31
9. 008 - A Coup d'Etat — 16:54
10. 009 - Lieutenant Lare's Marriage — 7:29
11. 010 - The Horrible — 10:23
12. 011 - Madame Parisse — 11:43
13. 012 - Mademoiselle Fifi — 21:18
14. 013 - A Duel — 8:42
15. 014 - The Colonel's Ideas — 9:09
16. 015 - Mother Sauvage — 11:53
17. 016 - Epiphany — 20:22
18. 017 - The Mustache — 6:32
19. 018 - Madame Baptiste — 10:29
20. 019 - The Question of Latin — 14:46
21. 020 - A Meeting — 13:56
22. 021 - The Blind Man — 6:40
23. 022 - Indiscretion — 7:25
24. 023 - A Family Affair, Part 1 — 21:43

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