Seven Short Stories by French Authors [Paperback]

Originally published in 1923, this book contains the French text of seven short stories by seven influential French authors.Originally published in 1923, this book contains the French text of seven short stories by seven influential French authors: Nodier, Balzac, Vigny, Gautier, Flaubert, M?rim?e and Maupassant. The stories reflect the changing schools of fiction in vogue in France from the eighteenth to the nineteenth centuries.Originally published in 1923, this book contains the French text of seven short stories by seven influential French authors: Nodier, Balzac, Vigny, Gautier, Flaubert, M?rim?e and Maupassant. The stories reflect the changing schools of fiction in vogue in France from the eighteenth to the nineteenth centuries.Originally published in 1923, this book contains the French text of seven short stories by seven influential French authors: Nodier, Balzac, Vigny, Gautier, Flaubert, M?rim?e and Maupassant. The stories reflect the changing schools of fiction in vogue in France from the eighteenth to the nineteenth centuries, and each story is prefaced with a short biographical note on the author. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in French literature.Introduction; 1. Trilby by Charles Nodier; 2. Un ?pisode sous la terreur by H. de Balzac; 3. Laurette by A. de Vigny; 4. Le pied de momie by Th. Gautier; 5. L'enl?vement de la redoute by Prosper M?rim?e; 6. Un coeur simple by G. Flaubert; 7. Deux amis by G. de Maupassant.