Bel Ami, written at the height of Guy de Maupassant s powers, is a classic novel of seduction, intrigue, and ruthless...... more

In addition to the title story, this selection of twenty-seven stories includes one of Maupassant’s most famous tales...... more

Guy de Maupassant was a popular French writer in the 19th century. He was one of the first writers to write short...... more

The dissimulations and the vanities inherent at different levels of society. His stories are linked ... more

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremel... more

Maupassant’s second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened...... more

Maupassant, and Jori-Karl Huysmans - as well as the fascinating, if rarely studied, Rachilde. In the works discussed, the...... more