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Author: Guy De MaupassantBinding: HardbackPublished: T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1949Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: FEP missing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Blue cloth in good condition....

Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to...

Author: Stephen CoulterBinding: HardbackPublished: JONATHAN CAPE, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDamned Shall Be Desire: The Passionate Life Of Guy De Maupassant chronicles the tumultuous existence of one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew writers have captured the raw, unvarnished truth of human nature with the precision and economy of Guy...

A new selection and translation of the best of de Maupassant's short stories Set in the Paris of society women, prostitutes and small-minded bourgeousie, and the isolated villages of rural...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith Often described as the father of...

Maupassant's story of a man whose ideals are corrupted by the world Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his friends as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as...

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Author: Guy de MaupassantBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection features a comprehensive selection of Guy de Maupassant's short stories, showcasing his mastery in...

A major celebration of the French short story, spanning three centuries The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous...

'This book is as sharp as razors, but it also pulses with a passionate, desperate, human urgency for truth and liberation. I am deeply grateful to have read it' Elizabeth...

'This book is as sharp as razors, but it also pulses with a passionate, desperate, human urgency for truth and liberation. I am deeply grateful to have read it' Elizabeth...

An era-defining, agenda-setting call for trans liberation which will reshape our current conversation on transgender rights Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up...