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Guy de Maupassant
SHORT STORY
CLASSICS
(FOREIGN)
VOLUME FIVE
FRENCH II
EDITED BY
William Patten
WITH
AN INTRODUCTION
AND NOTES
P. F. COLLIER & SON
NEW YORK
Copyright 1907
By P. F. Collier & Son
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CONTENTS—VOLUME V
| PAGE | |
| LA BRETONNE André Theuriet | [1339] |
| WHICH WAS THE MADMAN? Edmond About | [1349] |
| THE GRAND MARRIAGE Ludovic Halévy | [1379] |
| THE ACCURSED HOUSE Émile Gaboriau | [1415] |
| THE FÊTE AT COQUEVILLE Émile Zola | [1427] |
| THE LOST CHILD François Coppée | [1471] |
| PUTOIS Anatole France | [1495] |
| SAC-AU-DOS Joris Karl Huysmans | [1515] |
| "BONJOUR, MONSIEUR" Jean Richepin | [1559] |
| THE BIT OF STRING Guy de Maupassant | [1571] |
| THE NECKLACE Guy de Maupassant | [1581] |
| THE WALL OPPOSITE Pierre Loti | [1595] |
| THE ANCESTOR Paul Bourget | [1605] |
| WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY Henri Lavedan | [1639] |
| A GENTLEMAN FINDS A WATCH Georges Courteline | [1651] |
| A YOUNG GIRL'S DIARY Marcel Prévost | [1659] |
| THE SIGN OF THE KEY AND THE CROSS Henri de Régnier | [1671] |
| THE TELEGRAPH OPERATOR Alphonse Allais | [1685] |
LA BRETONNE
BY CLAUDE ADHÉMAR ANDRÉ THEURIET
André Theuriet, born at Marly-le-Roi in 1833, went to Paris to study law, and finally became head of the Government Department of Finance. In 1857 appeared the charming collection of verses called "Chemin des Bois," which was crowned by the Academy, and which earned for the author the title of "Song Sparrow" from the great critic Sainte-Beuve.
Theuriet received, in 1890, the Vitel prize from the Academy for general literary excellence, and was admitted to that body in 1896. His style is sane, fresh, limpid, delicate, and rich in color. He is a lover of nature with a profound feeling for the peasant.
Theuriet's standing is well assured when we consider that such men as Jules Claretie, Adolph Brisson, François Coppée, all contributed appreciations of Theuriet in "Les Annales Politiques et Littéraires," soon after his death, on April 23, 1907.
