Story Details

There have been many collections of Maupassant’s stories in English and it can sometimes be difficult determining which ones we’ve read, especially when different translators give different titles to the same source story. I have also noticed that Maupassant sometimes gave the same name to different stories, e.g. Clair de Lune, L’Enfant etc. So in an attempt to identify which stories are one and the same we have listed below the original French title together with the original date of publication and any identified titles in English.

If a translation exists in the thirteen volume set available on Project Gutenberg (PG) called The Entire Original Maupassant Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant then that is the first English title quoted. If a different translation exists with the same title then the volume is identified by just a code in square brackets, e.g. [SS.12]. If the subsequent English titles are different then they are given together with the code in square brackets.

Each story is identified with the code in the square brackets. The key for the codes are listed below but more details of the story collections can be found on the Short Story Collections in English page.

Although the PG collection claims to contain all of Maupassant’s stories it is worth noting that it has 180 stories whereas the French collection, titled Tous les Contes et Nouvelles de Maupassant claims to contain 320 stories.

Anyone who is reading English translations will also have to contend with the problem of Fake Maupassants which crop up especially in older collections.

Key for Short Story Collections

  • [PGOS] Project Gutenberg collection mentioned above titled ‘The Entire Original Maupassant Short Stories’
  • [PGW] Project Gutenberg Eight-volume collection called ‘The Works of Guy de Maupassant
  • [PGNC] Novel, ‘Notre Coeur’ and six stories available on Project Gutenberg
  • [FS] Appendix Two of ‘Maupassant’ by Francis Steegmuller
  • [88SS] 88 Short Stories (Cassell & Co., 1950)
  • [88MS] 88 More Stories (Cassell & Co., 1950)
  • [SS] Selected Short Stories (Penguin, 1956)
  • [HMT] House of Madame Tellier and Other Stories (Everyman, 1934)
  • [ADITC] A Day in the Country and Other Stories (OUP, 1990)
  • [MF] Mademoiselle Fifi and Other Stories (OUP, 1993)
  • [PBS] A Parisian Bourgeois’ Sundays and Other Stories (Peter Owen, 1997)
  • [APA] A Parisian Affair and Other Stories (Penguin, 2004)
  • [NOS] The Necklace and Other Stories: Maupassant for Modern Times (Liveright, 2015)

List of Short Stories

  1. L’Abandonné (15 Aug 1884) Abandoned [PGOS.7.10], The Castaway [88SS.10]
  2. Adieu (1885) Farewell! [PGOS.4.10]; Adieu [NOS.10]; Farewell [88MS.36]
  3. Alexandre (02 Sep 1889) Alexandre [PGOS.6.12]; Alexander [88SS.75]
  4. Allouma (1889) Allouma [88SS.76]
  5. L’Ami Joseph (1899) Friend Joseph [PGOS.9.12]
  6. L’Ami Patience (04 Sep 1883) Friend Patience [PGOS.7.9]; Our Chum Patience [ADITC:11]
  7. Amour (1887) Love. Pages from a Sportsman’s Diary [HMT.17]; Love [APA.25]; Love. Three Pages from a Hunter’s Diary [88MS.6]
  8. L’Âne (15 Jul 1883) The Donkey [PGOS.3.3], [PBS.15]
  9. L’Anglais d’Étretat (29 Nov 1882 ) The Englishman of Etretat [PGOS.13.5]
  10. Apparition (04 Apr 1883) The Apparition [PGOS.7.15], [NOS.25], An Apparition [88SS.44]
  11. Après (1889) After [PGOS.5.9]
  12. L’Armoire (1885) The Wardrobe [PGOS.13.12]
  13. L’Assassin (1888) The Assassin [88SS.56]
  14. L’Attente (11 Nov 1883) Mother and Son [PGOS.6.6]
  15. L’Auberge (1887) The Inn [PGOS.4.12], [88MS.16]; The Hostelry [HMT.27]
  16. Auprès d’un Mort (30 Jan 1883) Beside Schopenhauer’s Corpse [PGOS.2.11]
  17. Autre Temps (14 Jun 1882) Other Times [PBS.5]
  18. L’Aventure de Walter Schnaffs (11 Apr 1883) Walter Schnaffs’ Adventure [PGOS.10.6], [88SS.29]; The Adventure of Walter Schnaffs [NOS.18]; The Tribulations of Walter Schnaffs [MF.6]
  19. Une Aventure Parisienne (22 Dec 1881) A Parisian Affair [APA.2]; An Adventure in Paris [88MS.76]
  20. L’aveu (1885) Confessing [88MS.21]
  21. L’Aveugle (31 Mar 1882) The Blind Man [PGOS.2.8]
  22. Le Baiser (14 Nov 1882) The Kiss [PGOS.8.2]
  23. Un Bandit Corse (25 May 1882) The Corsican Bandit [PGOS.12.11]
  24. Le Baptême [1] (14 Jan 1884) The Christening [ADITC.13], [APA.16], [88SS.4]
  25. Le Baptême [2] (1886) The Christening [PGOS.10.1], [88MS.44]
  26. La Baronne (1888) The Baroness [PGOS.6.5], [88SS.54]
  27. La Bécasse (05 Dec 1882) The Snipe [PGOS.10.4], [88SS.20]
  28. Les Bécasses (1886)
  29. Berthe (20 Oct 1884) Bertha [PGOS.3.7], Berthe [88SS.15]
  30. La Bête a Maît’Belhomme (1886) Belhomme’s Beast [PGOS.11.2]; Master Belhomme’s Beast [88MS.40]
  31. Les Bijoux (27 Mar 1883) The False Gems [PGOS.7.1]; The Jewels [SS.9], [APA.12], [88SS.43]
  32. Blanc et Bleu (03 Feb 1885)
  33. Au Bois (1887) In the Wood [PGOS.8.15], [88MS.14]; In the Woods [SS.26]
  34. Boitelle (1889) Boitelle [PGOS.13.3], [HMT.23], [88SS.78]
  35. Bombard (1885)
  36. Le Bonheur (1885) Happiness [APA.23], [88MS.23]
  37. Au Bord du Lit (1886) In the Bedroom [SS.15]
  38. Boule de Suif (16 Apr 1880) Boule De Suif [PGOS.1.1], [SS.1], [HMT.1], [APA.1],[NOS.22],[88MS.47]
  39. La Bûche (26 Jan 1882 ) The Log [PGOS.6.13], [88MS.66]
  40. Le Bûcher (7 Sep 1884) A Cremation [PGOS.13.14]; The Funeral Pile [88MS.88]
  41. En canot (10 Mar 1876) On The River [PGOS.6.9]; Out on the River [ADITC:1]
  42. Les Caresses (14 Aug 1883) Caresses [88MS.4]
  43. Un Cas de Divorce (1890) A Divorce Case [88SS.73]
  44. Le Cas de Madame Luneau (21 Aug 1883)
  45. Châli (15 Apr 1884) Shali [HMT.29]
  46. La Chambre 11 (1885)
  47. Le Champ d’Oliviers (19-23 Feb 1890) The Olive Grove [HMT.25], [PGNC.2]; The Grove of Olives [MF.19]; The Olive Orchard [88SS.64]
  48. Aux Champs (31 Oct 1882) The Adopted Son [PGOS.9.3]; Country Living [ADITC:07]; In the Country [HMT.5], [88SS.25]; In the Countryside [NOS.9]
  49. À Cheval (14 Jan 1883) That Costly Ride [PGOS.6.1]; Riding Out [ADITC.8]; On Horseback [NOS.7], [88MS.72]
  50. La Chevelure (13 May 1884) A Tress of Hair [PGOS.6.8]
  51. Chronique (14 Apr 1884)
  52. Clair de Lune [1] (01 Jul 1882) Moonlight [PGOS.9.6]
  53. Clair de Lune [2] (19 Oct 1882) Clair De Lune [PGOS.5.7]; Moonlight [HMT.11], [APA.5], In the Moonlight [88SS.32]
  54. Clochette (21 Dec 1886) Clochette [PGOS.8.1], [ADITC:26]; Dot-and-Carry [88MS.8]
  55. Ce Cochon de Morin (21 Nov 1882) That Pig of a Morin [PGOS.10.10], That Pig, Morin [88SS.19]
  56. Coco (21 Jan 1884) Coco [PGOS.12.7], [ADITC.14], [88MS.28]
  57. “Coco, Coco, Coco, Fresh!” (14 Sep 1878)
  58. Le Colporteur (1889)
  59. Comment on Cause (29 Nov 1887)
  60. Le Condamné A Mort (10 Apr 1883)
  61. La Confession de Théodule Sabot (1885) Théodule Sabot’s Confession [PGOS.4.5], [88SS.8]; The Convert [SS.14]
  62. La Confession [1] (1885) A Sister’s Confession [PGOS.12.6]; The Confession [88MS.38]
  63. La Confession [2] (1885) A Father’s Confession [PGOS.13.7], The Confession [88SS.5]
  64. La Confession [3] (1888) The Confession [88SS.59]
  65. Confessions D’une Femme (28 Jun 1882) A Woman’s Confession [APA.3]
  66. La Confidence (1886) The Secret [88MS.43]
  67. Conflits Pour Rire (01 May 1882)
  68. Conte de Noël (25 Dec 1882) A Christmas Tale [88SS.40]
  69. Un Coq Chanta (05 Jul 1882) Cockcrow [APA.4], A Cock Crowed [88SS.26]
  70. Correspondance (30 Aug 1882) The Impolite Sex [PGOS.3.11]
  71. Un Coup d’État (Oct 1883) A Coup d’état [PGOS.1.7], [ADITC:12], [88SS.33]
  72. Cri D’Alarme (23 Nov 1886)
  73. Le Crime au Père Boniface (1885) Old Boniface’s Crime [88SS.17]
  74. Décoré (13 Nov 1883) The Legion of Honor [PGOS.8.3]; The Decoration [SS.17]
  75. Découverte (1886) Discovery [PGOS.11.3]
  76. Denis (28 Jun 1883) Denis [PGOS.7.12]
  77. Deux Amis (5 Feb 1883) Two Friends [PGOS.1.2], [SS.8], [NOS.16], [APA.10], [MF.4], [88MS.77]
  78. Le Diable (1887) The Devil [PGOS.10.3], [SS.27], [HMT.24], [88MS.11]
  79. Les Dimanches d’un Bourgeois de Paris (16 Aug 1880) Sundays of a Bourgeois [PGOS.9.8]; A Parisian Bourgeois’ Sundays [PBS.1]
  80. Divorce (1888) Divorce [88SS.60]
  81. Le Docteur Héraclius Gloss (1875)
  82. Le Donneur d’eau Bénite (10 Nov 1877) The Dispenser of Holy Water [PGOS.3.5]; At the Church Door [88MS.56]
  83. La Dot (09 Sep 1884) The Dowry [PGOS.11.5], [MF.13]
  84. Un Drame Vrai (06 Aug 1882) A True-Life Drama [PBS.9]
  85. Duchoux (1889) Duchoux [APA.29], [88SS.83]
  86. Un Duel (14 Aug 1883) A Duel [PGOS.1.12], [HMT.19],[SS.13], [MF.8], [NOS.21]
  87. Aux Eaux (24 Jul 1883)
  88. Un Échec (1888) Checkmate [88SS.51]
  89. L’Endormeuse (16 Sep 1889) The Magic Couch [PGOS.13.17]; The Lull-a-Bye [APA.30]; The Putter-to-Sleep [88SS.87]
  90. L’Enfant [1] (24 Jul 1882) A Wedding Gift [PGOS.3.12], Complication [PGNC.5], The Child [88SS.36]
  91. L’Enfant [2] (18 Sep 1883) The Child [88MS.87]
  92. Enragée? (1888) Hydrophobia? [88SS.52]
  93. L’Épave (01 Jan 1886) The Wreck [PGOS.4.4]
  94. Épaves (9 Dec 1881)
  95. L’Epingle (1886) Fascination [PGOS.7.2]
  96. Les Épingles (1889) The Rival Pins [88SS.82]
  97. L’Épreuve (1890) The Test [PGOS.8.4], [88SS.67]
  98. L’Ermite (26 Jan 1886)
  99. Étrennes (07 Jan 1887) A New Year’s Gift [PGOS.7.8]; New Year’s Gift [APA.27]
  100. En Famille (15 Feb 1881) A Family Affair [PGOS.2.10], [88MS.52]; Family Life [ADITC:03]
  101. Une Famille (1887) A Family [PGOS.11.9], [88MS.13]
  102. Farce Normande (08 Aug 1882) A Normandy Joke [PGOS.10.14], [88MS.84]
  103. La Farce (18 Dec 1883)
  104. La Femme du Paul (May 1881) Femme Fatale [APA.8]; Paul’s Mistress [88MS.54]
  105. Ma Femme (05 Dec 1882) My Wife [PGOS.7.13], [88MS.59]
  106. La Fenêtre (1888) The Window [88SS.63]
  107. Le Fermier (11 Oct 1886) The Farmer’s Wife [PGOS.10.2]
  108. La Ficelle (25 Nov 1883) The Piece of String [PGOS.8.19], [SS.18]
  109. Un Fils (19 Apr 1882) The Son [PGOS.10.9]; His Son [HMT.6], A Son [88SS.27]
  110. Fini (27 Jul 1885) All Over [PGOS.8.17]
  111. La Folle (05 Dec 1882) The Madwoman [NOS.14], The Mad Woman [88SS.21]
  112. Un Fou (1886) The Diary of a Madman [PGOS.11.6]; A Madman [88MS.46]
  113. Fou? (23 Aug 1882) Call It Madness? [MF.3]; Mad? [88MS.69]
  114. Un Fou? (01 Sep 1884) Mad? [88MS.18]
  115. Garçon, Un Bock!… (01 Jan 1884) Waiter, A “Bock” [PGOS.5.8]
  116. Le Garde (08 Oct 1884) The Gamekeeper [PGOS.4.2], [ADITC:21], The Keeper [88SS.14]
  117. Le Gâteau (19 Jan 1882)
  118. Le Gueux (1885) The Beggar [PGOS.8.7]; The Tramp [88MS.30]
  119. Hautot Père et Fils (05 Jan 1889) Hautot & Son [APA.26]; Hautot and Son [MF.18]; Hautot and his Son [88SS.77]
  120. L’Héritage (26 Apr 1884)
  121. Histoire Corse (1 Dec 1881)
  122. Histoire d’un Chien (2 Jun 1881)
  123. Histoire d’une Fille de Ferme (26 Mar 1881) The Story of a Farm Girl [PGOS.4.3]; A Farm Girl’s Story [ADITC:4]; Story of a Farm Girl [88MS.49]
  124. Histoire Vraie (1885) A True Story [88MS.35]
  125. L’Homme de Mars (10 Oct 1889)
  126. L’Homme-Fille (1885) The Effeminates [PGOS.9.13]
  127. Le Horla (1887) The Horla [SS.28], [HMT.32], [88MS.5]; Le Horla [ADITC.27], [NOS.30]
  128. Le Horla [Première version] (26 Oct 1886) The Horla (1st version) [APA.28]
  129. L’Horrible (18 May 1884) The Horrible [PGOS.1.9]
  130. Humble Drame (02 Oct 1883) A Humble Drama [PGOS.12.9], [88MS.39]; Minor Tragedy [APA.15]
  131. Les Idées du Colonel (09 Jun 1884) The Colonel’s Ideas [PGOS.2.1], What the Colonel Thought [88SS.11]
  132. Idylle (12 Feb 1884) Idyll [SS.21], [APA.19]
  133. Imprudence (1886) Indiscretion [PGOS.2.9], [88MS.45]; Imprudence [SS.24]; A Bit of the Other [APA.24]
  134. L’Inconnue (1886) The Unknown [PGOS.7.14], [88MS.42]
  135. L’Infirme (1890) The Cripple [PGOS.6.10], [88SS.71]
  136. L’Inutile Beauté (1890) Useless Beauty [PGOS.6.2], [88SS.69]; Idle Beauty [HMT.30]; Mother of Invention [APA.31]
  137. L’Ivrogne (1885) The Drunkard [PGOS.13.11], [88MS.26]
  138. Jadis (13 Sep 1880) The Love of Long Ago [PGOS.9.11]; A Grandmother’s Advice [88MS.60]
  139. Joseph (1887) Joseph [88MS.15]
  140. Jour de Fête (20 Jul 1886)
  141. Julie Romain (20 Mar 1886) Julie Romain [PGOS.6.14], [HMT.21], [88MS.2]
  142. Un Lâche (27 Jan 1884) Coward [PGOS.9.4], [APA.17]; A Coward [ADITC:15], [88MS.25]
  143. Le Lapin (1889) The Rabbit [PGOS.8.8], [88SS.80]
  144. La Légende du Mont-St-Michel (19 Dec 1882) Legend of Mont St. Michel [PGOS.7.7], [88SS.39]
  145. Le Legs (23 Sep 1884) The Bequest [MF.14], The Legacy [FS.3]
  146. Lettre D’Un Fou (17 Feb 1885) Letter from a Madman [PBS.13], [FS.4]
  147. Lettre Trouvée sur un Noyé (1884) Found on a Drowned Man [PGOS.8.5]
  148. Une Lettre (12 Jun 1885)
  149. Le Lit (16 Mar 1882) The Bed [88MS.68]
  150. Le Lit 29 (08 Jul 1884) Bed 29 [ADITC.20]
  151. Le Loup (14 Nov 1882) The Wolf [PGOS.4.11], [88SS.38]; The White Wolf [PGNC.7]
  152. Lui? (03 Jul 1883) The Terror [PGOS.7.6]
  153. M. Jocaste (23 Jan 1883) Monsieur Jocaste [APA.9], [88MS80]
  154. Madame Baptiste (28 Nov 1882) Madame Baptiste [PGOS.2.5], [88MS.63]
  155. Madame Hermet (18 Jan 1887) Madame Hermet [PGOS.13.16], [88SS.88]
  156. Madame Parisse (16 Mar 1886) Madame Parisse [PGOS.1.10], [HMT.15], [88MS.1]
  157. Mademoiselle Cocotte (20 Mar 1883) Mademoiselle Cocotte [PGOS.12.10], [88SS.42]
  158. Mademoiselle Fifi (23 Mar 1882) Mademoiselle Fifi [PGOS.1.11], [HMT.18], [MF.2], [NOS.13], [88MS.58]
  159. Mademoiselle Perle (16 Jan 1886) Mademoiselle Pearl [PGOS.5.5], [ADITC:23], [NOS.5]
  160. Magnétisme (5 Apr 1882) Magnetism [PGOS.13.6]
  161. La Main D’Écorché The Dead Hand [88MS.55]
  162. La Main (1885) The Hand [PGOS.6.7], [SS.20], [HMT.10], [NOS.26], [88MS.29]
  163. La Maison Tellier (May 1881) The Maison Tellier [PGOS.7.11]; Madame Tellier’s Establishment [SS.4], [88MS.48]; The House of Madame Tellier [HMT.9]
  164. Le Mal d’André (24 Jul 1883) The Matter with André [SS.11]
  165. Malades et Médecins (11 May 1884) Doctors and Patients [PBS.11]
  166. Le Mariage du Lieutenant Laré (25 May 1878) Lieutenant Lare’s Marriage [PGOS.1.8], [NOS.15], [88MS.57]
  167. Le Marquis de Fumerol (1887) The Marquis De Fumerol [PGOS.4.8]; The Marquis of Fumerol [88MS.9]
  168. Marroca (2 Mar 1882) Marroca [ADITC.6], [88MS.65]
  169. La Martine (1888) Martine [PGOS.8.16], Martin’s Girl [88SS.57]
  170. Le Masque (1890) The Mask [PGOS.11.7], [SS.29], [88SS.68]
  171. Menuet (20 Nov 1882) Minuet [PGOS.10.8], [88MS.82]
  172. En Mer (12 Feb 1883) At Sea [PGOS.10.7], [APA.6], [MF.5], [88SS.23]
  173. La Mère Aux Monstres (1885) A Mother of Monsters [PGOS.13.8], [88SS.6]
  174. La Mère Sauvage (03 Mar 1884) Mother Sauvage [PGOS.2.2], [APA.20]; Mother Savage [SS:22], [MF.11]; La Mère Sauvage [NOS.19]
  175. Un Million (02 Nov 1882) A Million [APA.7]
  176. Misère Humaine (08 Jun 1886)
  177. Miss Harriet (09 Jul 1883) Miss Harriet [PGOS.3.1], [HMT.13], [MF.7]
  178. Misti (22 Jan 1884) Misti [PGOS.13.15], [88SS.16]
  179. Le Modèle (17 Dec 1883) The Model [PGOS.8.11], [SS.19], [MF.10], [88SS.53]
  180. Mohammed-Fripouille (20 Sep 1884) Mohammed-Fripouille [HMT.12], [88SS.13]
  181. Moiron (27 Sep 1887) Moiron [PGOS.3.4], [88SS.34]; Revenge [PGNC.3]
  182. Monsieur Parent (Jan 1886) Monsieur Parent [PGOS.5.1], [MF.15]
  183. La Morte (1889) The Dead Woman [88SS.86]
  184. Mots d’Amour (2 Feb 1882) Words of Love [88MS.75]
  185. Mouche (1890) Mouche (Reminiscences of a Rowing Man) [SS.30]; Mouche: A Boating Man’s Reminiscence [88SS.65]
  186. La Moustache (31 Jul 1883) The Mustache [PGOS.2.4]
  187. Le Moyen de Roger (1885) Roger’s Method [88SS.3]
  188. Un Normand (10 Oct 1882) Father Matthew [PGOS.10.15], A Norman [88SS.24]
  189. Nos Anglais (1885) Our Friends the English [88SS.2]
  190. Nos Lettres (29 Feb 1888) Our Letters [PGOS.9.10], [88SS.47]
  191. Notes D’un Voyageur (04 Feb 1884) A Traveller’s Notes [88SS.31]
  192. Le Noyé (1890) The Parrot [PGOS.8.18]; Lost at Sea [HMT.26], [NOS.27]; The Drowned Man [88SS.66]
  193. Nuit de Noël (26 Dec 1882) Christmas Eve [88MS.78]
  194. La Nuit (14 Jun 1887) Night: A Nightmare [88SS.48]
  195. L’Odyssée D’une Fille (1888) The Odyssey of a Prostitute [88SS.62]
  196. Mon Oncle Jules (07 Aug 1883) My Uncle Jules [PGOS.8.10]; [SS.12], [NOS.2]
  197. Mon Oncle Sosthène (12 Aug 1882) My Uncle Sosthenes [PGOS.6.4]
  198. Opinion Publique (21 Mar 1881) Public Opinion [PBS.3]
  199. L’Ordonnance (1889) The Orderly [88SS.79]
  200. L’Orient (13 Sep 1883)
  201. L’Orphelin (1899) The Orphan [PGOS.8.6]
  202. Une Page D’Histoire Inédite (27 Oct 1880) A Page of Unpublished History [PBS.2]
  203. Le Pain Maudit (29 May 1883) The Accursed Bread [PGOS.11.4]
  204. Le Papa de Simon (1 Dec 1879 ) Simon’s Papa [PGOS.11.13]; Simon’s Dad [ADITC:2]; Simon’s Father [88MS.51]
  205. Par un Soir de Printemps (7 May 1881)
  206. Le Parapluie (10 Feb 1884) The Umbrella [PGOS.11.1], [ADITC:17], [HMT.22], [NOS.6]
  207. Le Pardon (16 Oct 1882) Forgiveness [PGOS.5.10], [PGNC.6]; The Pardon [88SS.37]
  208. De Paris à Heyst (16 Jul 1887) The Trip of Le Horla [PGOS.4.9]; From Paris to Heyst [PBS.14]
  209. Un Parricide (1885) A Parricide [PGOS.3.6], [88MS.31]
  210. Une Partie de Campagne (9 Apr 1881 ) A Country Excursion [PGOS.12.2], [88MS.50]; A Day in the Country [ADITC:05], [NOS.11]
  211. La Parure (17 Feb 1884) The Diamond Necklace [PGOS.4.7]; The Necklace [ADITC:18],[HMT.2], [APA.34], [NOS.1], [88MS.22]
  212. Une Passion (22 Aug 1882)
  213. La Patronne (01 Apr 1884)
  214. Le Père Amable (04 May 1886) Old Amable [PGOS.9.14], [88MS.3]
  215. Le Père Judas (28 Feb 1883) Old Judas [PGOS.13.1], [88SS.7]
  216. Le Père Milon (22 May 1883) Father Milon [PGOS.1.6]; Old Milon [ADITC:10]; Père Milon [NOS.17]
  217. Le Père Mongilet (1885) Old Mongilet [PGOS.9.5]
  218. Le Père [1] (1885) The Father [PGOS.6.3], [88MS.20]
  219. Le Père [2] (26 Jul 1887) The Father [88SS.46]
  220. Le Petit Fût (7 Apr 1884) The Little Cask [PGOS.13.2]; The Little Keg [MF.12]
  221. Petit Soldat (1886) Two Little Soldiers [PGOS.1.5]
  222. Le Petit (1885) The Child [PGOS.12.1]; The Little One [88MS.32]
  223. La Petite Roque (23 Dec 1885) Little Louise Roque [PGOS.3.2]; The Little Roque Girl [ADITC:22]
  224. Pétition D’un Viveur Malgrué Lui (12 Jan 1882)
  225. La Peur [1] (23 Oct 1882) Fear [HMT.4], [88MS83]
  226. La Peur [2] (25 Jul 1884) Fear [88MS.19]
  227. Pierrot (09 Oct 1882) Pierrot [PGOS.10.13], [88MS.81]
  228. Le Port (1889) In Port [88SS.85]
  229. La Porte (03 May 1887) The Door [PGOS.3.9], [88SS.45]
  230. Un Portrait (1890) A Portrait [PGOS.13.10], [HMT.28], [88SS.70]
  231. Première Neige (11 Dec 1883) The First Snowfall [PGOS.9.7]
  232. Au Printemps (May 1881) In the Spring [PGOS.5.11], [SS.2], [HMT.14], [88MS.61]
  233. Les Prisonniers (1885) The Prisoners [PGOS.1.4], [NOS.20]
  234. Promenade (27 May 1884) A Stroll [PGOS.6.11]; Strolling [ADITC:19], A Walk [88SS.12]
  235. Le Protecteur (05 Feb 1884) The Patron [PGOS.3.8], [ADITC:16]; The Protector [NOS.3]
  236. La Question du Latin (02 Sep 1886) The Question of Latin [PGOS.2.6], [NOS.12]; This Business of Latin [MF.16]
  237. Qui Sait? (06 Apr 1890) Who Knows? [APA.32], [88SS.74]; Who Can Tell? [MF.20]; Who Can Know? [NOS.28]
  238. Regret (04 Nov 1883) Regret [PGOS.12.5], [SS.16], [APA.14]
  239. La Reine Hortense (24 Apr 1883) Queen Hortense [PGOS.5.2], [88SS.35]; An Old Maid [PGNC.4]
  240. La Relique (17 Oct 1882) The Relic [PGOS.3.13], [88MS.67]
  241. La Rempailleuse (17 Sep 1882) Lasting Love [PGOS.10.12]; The Chair Mender [88MS.86]
  242. Le Remplaçant (2 Jan 1883) The Substitute [88MS.79]
  243. Rencontre [1] (26 May 1882)
  244. Rencontre [2] (11 Mar 1884) A Meeting [PGOS.2.7]; An Encounter [HMT.31]; Encounter [APA.22]
  245. Le Rendez-Vous (1889) The Rendezvous [88SS.84]
  246. Le Retour (28 Jul 1884) The Return [88SS.9]
  247. La Revanche (1888) The Revenge [88SS.61]
  248. Réveil (20 Feb 1883) Awakening [APA.11]; The Awakening [88MS.70]
  249. Un Réveillon (5 Jan 1882) A Christmas Eve Festival [88MS.74]
  250. Rêves (08 Jun 1882) Dreams [PGOS.11.12]
  251. La Roche aux Guillemots (1885) The Penguins’ Rock [PGOS.11.8]; Guillemot Rock [SS.23], [88MS.33]
  252. Les Rois (1887) Epiphany [PGOS.2.3], [88MS.12]
  253. Rosalie Prudent (02 Mar 1886) Rosalie Prudent [PGOS.12.4], [ADITC:24]
  254. Rose (1885) Rose [PGOS.12.3], [APA.18], [88SS.18]
  255. Le Rosier de Mme Husson (15 Jun 1887) Madame Husson’s “Rosier” [PGOS.9.2]; Madame Husson’s Rose-King [HMT.8], [APA.21]; Madame Husson’s May King [MF.17], [88SS.50]
  256. Rouerie (12 Dec 1882)
  257. La Rouille (14 Sep 1882) Rust [SS.7], [88MS.64]
  258. Une Ruse (25 Sep 1882) An Artifice [PGOS.11.11], [88MS.71]; A Ruse [SS.5]
  259. Les Sabots (21 Jan 1883) The Wooden Shoes [88MS.85]
  260. Un Sage (04 Dec 1883)
  261. Saint-Antoine (03 Apr 1883) Saint Anthony [PGOS.10.11], [HMT.20], [88SS.28]
  262. Le Saut Du Berger (09 Mar 1882) Shepherd’s Leap [MF.1]
  263. Sauvée (22 Dec 1885)
  264. La Serre (26 Jun 1883) The Conservatory [SS.10]
  265. Le Signe (1887) The Signal [SS.25]; Playing With Fire [HMT.16]; The Sign [88MS.10]
  266. Les Soeurs Rondoli (05 Jun 1884) The Rondoli Sisters [PGOS.6.15], [PBS.12]
  267. Un Soir (1889) One Evening [88SS.81]
  268. Une Soirée [1] (21 Sep 1883) A Queer Night in Paris [PGOS.5.12]
  269. Une Soirée [2] (1888) The Wrong House [PGOS.4.6], One Night’s Entertainment [88SS.58]
  270. Solitude (1886)
  271. Souvenir [1] (1885) A Recollection [PGOS.9.9]; A Memory [88MS.37]
  272. Souvenir [2] (16 Feb 1882) Recollection [PBS.4]
  273. Souvenirs (23 Mar 1884)
  274. Suicides (17 Apr 1883) Suicides [PGOS.11.10]
  275. Sur l’eau (May 1881) On the Water [NOS.23]; On the River [88MS.53]
  276. Sur le Chats (09 Feb 1886)
  277. Une Surprise (15 May 1883) A Surprise [FS.2]
  278. Le Testament (07 Nov 1882) The Will [PGOS.10.5], [88SS.22]
  279. Le Tic (14 Jul 1884) The Spasm [PGOS.8.14]
  280. Toine (1885) Toine [PGOS.9.1]
  281. Les Tombales (9 Jan 1891) Tombstones [PGOS.5.4]; The Graveyard Sisterhood [SS.3]; Laid to Rest [APA.33]; Graveyard Sirens [88MS.62]
  282. La Tombe (29 Jul 1884) The Grave [PGOS.12.12], The Tomb [88SS.30]
  283. Tombouctou (1885) Timbuctoo [PGOS.5.3], [88MS.34]
  284. La Toux (28 Jan 1883) The Cough [PBS.7]
  285. Tribunaux Rustiques (1886)
  286. Le Trou (09 Nov 1886) The Fishing Hole [PGOS.8.13]; Our Spot [ADITC:25]; The Hole [88MS.7]
  287. Le Vagabond (1887) A Vagabond [PGOS.8.12]; The Tramp [88MS.17]
  288. Vains Conseils (26 Feb 1884) Advice Given in Vain [PBS.10]
  289. La Veillée (10 May 1882) Dead Woman’s Secret [PGOS.12.8]
  290. Une Vendetta (14 Oct 1883) A Vendetta [PGOS.7.4], [HMT.3], [MF.9], [88MS.27]
  291. À Vendre (1886) For Sale [88MS.41]
  292. Le Vengeur (06 Nov 1883) His Avenger [PGOS.8.9]; The Avenger [PBS.8]
  293. Une Vente (1888) A Sale [PGOS.3.10], [88SS.55]; A Deal [HMT:7]
  294. Le Verrou (25 Jul 1882)
  295. Une Veuve (1 Sep 1882) A Widow [PGOS.13.4], [88SS.41]
  296. Vieux Objets (29 Mar 1882)
  297. Le Vieux (1885) The Moribund [PGOS.4.1]; The Old Man [88MS.24]
  298. Un Vieux (26 Sep 1882) An Old Man [SS.6], [FS.1]
  299. Les Vingt-Cinq Francs de la Supérieure (1890) The Mother Superior’s Twenty-five Francs [88SS.72]
  300. Mes Vingt-Cinq Jours (25 Aug 1885) My Twenty-Five Days [PGOS.7.5]
  301. Le Voleur (21 Jun 1882) The Burglar [88MS.73]
  302. Voyage de Noce (18 Aug 1882)
  303. Voyage de Santé (18 Apr 1886)
  304. Le Voyage du Horla (16 Jul 1887) see De Paris à Heyst
  305. En Voyage [1] (10 May 1882) The Mountain Pool [PGOS.13.13], Travelling [88SS.49]
  306. En Voyage [2] (10 May 1883) A Railway Story [ADITC.9]; Train Story [APA.13]
  307. En Wagon (1886)
  308. Yveline Samoris (20 Dec 1882) Yvette Samoris [PGOS.7.3]; Yveline Samoris [PBS.6]
  309. Yvette (09 Sep 1884) Yvette [88SS.1]
  310. Ça Ira (1886)
  311. An Uncomfortable Bed [PGOS.13.9]

8 thoughts on “Story Details

  1. Given that the PG title implied that it was the ‘entire’ short stories of Maupassant I wasn’t expecting to find so many that weren’t included in it – 17 so far and still counting. I wonder if, instead, the list should be by French title first and then attribute English titles? What do others think?

  2. Ok. I’ve changed it to show the French title first. It was getting so messy trying to match everything to the PG stories. I thnk this is better. I’ve still got to get more dates and titles though.

  3. I cannot thank you enough for this. I couldn’t work out why I couldn’t find all the stories in my Penguin Classics Short Stories in the Complete Works on Project Gutenberg, and you have not only explained why, but also meticulously mapped out the differing translations for each story. Thank you!

  4. Tonight is the first that I’m reading Maupassant’s stories and I’m hooked. I don’t know for how many hours I’ve been engrossed in his story. Thank you for putting his original work.

    I have a question though. In the story Alexandre, why do Alexandre and Madame Maramballe thank each other? Can somebody clarify kindly?

    • Hello Nisha, I’m one of the moderators here, and I hope you don’t mind, I have edited your comment to change all those capital letters to lower case. (Capital letters, online, is considered shouting, and I’m sure you didn’t mean to shout).
      I’m sorry, I haven’t read Alexandre but maybe one of the other moderators, or someone in the blogosphere has, and will able to answer your question.
      However, in the meantime, perhaps if you think about things this way, you may be able to work it out for yourself.
      Firstly, decide whether these thanks are sincere, or are meant ironically, either by the characters or by Maupassant. If you think they are being ironic, think about why they might not really be grateful at all, and why they are pretending to be. Do these thanks signal trust between these two characters, or a kind of bravado, to cover up anger, or distrust, or that they have been emotionally hurt?
      But secondly, if you think they are sincere, and they really are grateful, think about what they could be grateful for. Some things they’ve been given? Some truth about themselves or someone else that they’ve been told? Some lesson that they have learned? Some danger that they have avoided? It might be that each of them has a different reason too.
      Finally, think about why Maupassant might have been unclear about this. He might just have been sloppy, (sometimes prolific writers are) or he might have meant his readers to feel confused and so to think about these thanks.
      Good luck, come back and let us know if you find the answer!

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