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At a party, the guests are discussing the Saint-Cloud mystery, which has been the talk of Paris for over a month. As they crowd round the judge in the case to hear his opinion, a woman remarks that the crime seemed so horrific, it verged on the supernatural. Not so, retorts the judge - and goes on to tell his listeners of a terrible affair he was once involved in where the uncanny did play a part…

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Amid the serene beauty of the French countryside, a man begins to feel the unraveling threads of his mind. An unseen presence—a shadow, a whisper—lurks in his tranquil home, bringing with it dread, madness, and questions too terrifying to answer. Is...

Guy de Maupassant is widely regarded as the father of the modern short story. As his 13 volumes of short stories attest, he was a prolific writer of this form. He had a simple, efficient style of writing and, like Anton Chekhov, found inspiration for his stories in the day-to-day lives of characters, in which their hidden natures are often revealed. Many of his works also centerd on the Franco-Prussian War, in which he served.

This is a story from the "Great Ghost Stories" collection.

First published in 1888 in France, this novel is usually considered Maupassant's best. It is a piercing study of jealousy and suspicion. Pierre and Jean are the sons of a retired Parisian jeweler, M. Roland, living at Le Havre. Pierre is a doctor, whose temperament is somewhat nervous and unsteady. Jean, the younger, has a placid nature and is a lawyer. Both love the widowed young Mme. Rosemilly, who seems to prefer Jean. When Jean inherits a fortune from M. Marechal...

Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short-story genre, producing more than 300 during his lifetime. These concise stories contain twists and shocking turns, and range from the fantastic and supernatural, with characters descending into madness....

Une nouvelle fantastique et macabre sur le désir, l’obsession et les morts qui ne meurent jamais tout à fait. Dans l’atmosphère glacée d’un asile, un médecin remet au narrateur le journal d’un homme ravagé par une passion impossible : l’amour d’une chevelure trouvée dans un...

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. The Gothic short story is one of the most enduring of genres. In this volume we explore works by classic authors from all corners of Europe as they explore and exploit narratives with their undeniable talents.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. The City of Lights may be one of the glories of the world but for those whose three score and ten have passed it is the final resting place for some of the very finest of literary talents.

Un amoureux de la nuit déambule à Paris au hasard des rues. Mais, peu à peu, il prend conscience qu'un événement inhabituel va se produire. "Pour la première fois je sentis qu'il allait arriver quelque chose d'étrange, de nouveau. Il me sembla qu'il faisait froid, que l'air s'épaississait, que la nuit, que ma nuit bien-aimée, devenait lourde sur mon coeur. L'avenue était déserte, maintenant. Seuls, deux sergents de ville se promenaient auprès de la station des fiacres."

Madame Mathilde Loisel is sure she was meant to be an aristocrat, but she was born into a middle-class family and married off to a middle-class clerk. When her husband procures them invitations to a high-society party, Loisel goes all out to impress. She borrows a diamond necklace from a wealthy acquaintance and has the time of her life - until the necklace goes missing. In “The Necklace”, de Maupassant showcases his signature twists of fate and social commentary in a story that will leave you speechless.

"Il y avait autrefois dans cette ville une vieille dame, très vertueuse et protectrice de la vertu, qui s'appelait Madame Husson. Tu sais, je te dis les noms véritables et pas des noms de fantaisie. Mme Husson s'occupait particulièrement des bonnes œuvres, de secourir les pauvres et d'encourager les méritants." Et donc, cette Madame Husson va créer un prix de vertu, pour une rosière. Sauf que... Vous aimez la tendresse pour les faibles, les imparfaits, la mise à jour des petites faillites quotidiennes ? Hop ! Un bain de Maupassant s'impose.

Roman "Nashe serdce" - ehto svoeobraznyy ocherk psihologii lyubvi ehmansipirovannoy zhenshchiny iz vysshego sveta. Uvlekatel'nyy syuzhet s neozhidannymi povorotami soprovozhdaetsya stol' glubokim i detal'nym analizom chelovecheskih chuvstv i vnutrennih pobuzhdeniy, chto realisticheskiy metod pisatelya poroy perekhodit v naturalizm.

Ce texte magistral de profondeur et de limpidité nous pose cette question essentielle : sommes-nous fou ?

Le narrateur habite une belle demeure en bord de Seine. Sa vie s'écoule, sereine, semblable aux bateaux qui défilent devant ses fenêtres. Mais il semble gagné peu à peu par une maladie étrange... Est-ce seulement la solitude qui pèse sur son âme ? Est-il en train de sombrer dans la folie ? Y a-t-il réellement un être invisible qui rôde autour de lui ?

A wonderful collection of classic stories on the theme of love. A must-listen for the incurable romantic.

A gentleman enjoying the morning over the River Seine waves to a steamer, and the nightmare begins. He believes he may be going insane, but then he begins to feel there is an entity that he cannot see invading his mind and his home. The entity is perhaps an invader from another world. Guy de Maupassant's tale of classic horror will enthrall you.

Résumé : "Le Horla"... Cette nouvelle fantastique bouleversante de Guy de Maupassant, publiée en 1887 sous la forme d'un journal intime nous empoigne, nous émeut, nous fait rêver, nous effraye... Lu par le grand acteur de théâtre Jean-Marie Galey avec une force magistrale, dans une mise en scène sonore très cinématographique et juste, nous parcourons au coude à coude avec l'auteur sa lutte contre le Mal.

Guy de Maupassant was an absolute master of the short story genre, delighting in clever plotting, concise style, and efficient storytelling, which he used to produce stunning pieces in a very condensed format. Maupassant specialized in realism, with its sharp criticism of lower human nature and society, and fantastic, although his ventures in the supernatural are often used as an implicit symptom of the protagonists' troubled minds - he was absolutely fascinated with psychiatry, which was nascent at the time.

Un colonel retraçant une de ses campagnes militaires, sauvée du désastre par la simple présence d'une femme parmi ses soldats. Un vieux qui tarde à mourir et met à mal la cérémonie funéraire. Une femme de chambre qui n'en est pas une. Un mari disparu qui refait surface. Un fils qu'on n'a jamais connu.