Guy de Maupassants Tales of Insanity A Collection of Short Stories

These early works by Guy de Maupassant were originally published in the 1880s. As a collection of short stories, this represents Maupassants tales of insanity, and includes Bertha, Mademoiselle Cocotte, A Tress of Hair, Clair De Lune, and many other titles. Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850 at the Chteau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, France. He came from a prosperous family, but when Maupassant was eleven, his mother risked social disgrace by trying to secure a legal separation from her husband. After the split, Maupassant lived with his mother till he was thirteen, and inherited her love of classical literature. In 1880, Maupassant published his first and, according to many, his best short story, entitled Boule de Suif (Ball of Fat). It was an instant success. He went on to be extremely prolific during the 1880s, working methodically to produce up to four volumes of short fiction every year. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.