Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 498 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Contes du jour et de la nuit Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contes_du_jour_et_de_la_nuit Le crime au père Boniface -- Rose -- Le père -- L'aveu -- La parure -- Le bonheur -- Le vieux -- Un lâche -- L'ivrogne -- Une vendetta -- Coco -- La main -- Le Gueux -- Un parricide -- Le petit -- La roche aux Guillemots -- Tombouctou -- Histoire vraie -- Adieu -- Souvenir -- La confession. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Contes du jour et de la nuit" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century, showcasing the author's keen observation of human nature and societal norms. Through a variety of characters and settings, Maupassant explores themes of love, morality, and the complexities of daily life, often with a touch of irony and dark humor. The opening of the book introduces us to the character of Boniface, the postman, who finds unexpected joy in a lighter workload as he distributes mail in the countryside. His day takes a dark turn when he reads a disturbing news story about a violent crime, leading him to a sense of urgency and dread that compels him to investigate a mysterious situation at the home of the newly appointed tax collector. As he grapples with fear and curiosity, the tension builds, culminating in a rush to seek help from the local gendarmerie. Maupassant sets the tone for the stories to follow, blending the mundane with the macabre and highlighting the unpredictability of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 317200 2025-07-06T11:09:04.739844 text/html 340220 2024-10-28T21:49:55 text/html 1927367 2025-07-06T11:09:15.424837 application/epub+zip 1933320 2025-07-06T11:09:09.203860 application/epub+zip 187233 2025-07-06T11:09:06.534867 application/epub+zip 1988806 2025-07-06T11:09:18.941787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1959531 2025-07-06T11:09:13.179828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307036 2022-09-07T18:18:28.453881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279120 2023-09-07T04:53:52.796529 text/plain 259133 2024-10-28T21:49:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17049 2025-07-06T11:09:19.069777 application/rdf+xml 11914 2025-07-06T11:09:07.046848 image/jpeg 2910 2025-07-06T11:09:06.789823 image/jpeg 1932102 2025-07-06T11:09:04.870855 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia