Selected Tales of Guy de Maupassant — ed. Saxe Commins
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Description
'Selected Tales of Guy de Maupassant', edited by Saxe Commins, is a substantial collection of 49 short stories by one of nineteenth-century France’s most influential writers. The selection includes well-known works such as 'The Horla', 'The Diamond Necklace', 'Boule de Suif', 'Mademoiselle Fifi', 'The Piece of String' and 'The Necklace', alongside stories of war, rural life, love, marriage and social class. Maupassant’s economical style, sharp observation and often ironic or unsettling endings give the stories a distinctive mixture of realism, humour and psychological insight. This Random House edition, first published in this form in 1950, contains 334 pages and is illustrated by Adolf Dehn, with an introduction by Saxe Commins.
Condition
Good condition, some wear on the cover and spine.