Project Gutenberg 2010-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 350 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 6 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel-Ami Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man)" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story follows George Duroy, a young man newly returned to Paris from military service, as he navigates the complexities of social ambition, love, and the morally questionable world of journalism. Duroy, charismatic and good-looking, finds himself drawn into a web of relationships with influential women that promise to elevate his status in society. The opening of the novel introduces George Duroy as he leaves a restaurant with a mere few francs to his name, reflecting on his choices and aspirations in the bustling streets of Paris. As he strolls, his thoughts shift between hunger and a longing for romantic connections, and he yearns for something more than his meager existence. Duroy's encounter with an old acquaintance, Forestier, leads to discussions about career opportunities in journalism, showcasing his potential for upward mobility through the manipulation of relationships and charm. The reader is invited to delve deeper into his ambitious character and the social dynamics of French society during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction Seduction -- Fiction Paris (France) -- History -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 655618 2025-07-14T04:06:40.475665 text/html 657878 2010-10-13T14:33:16 text/html 328215 2025-07-14T04:06:50.166619 application/epub+zip 337407 2025-07-14T04:06:43.682659 application/epub+zip 322543 2025-07-14T04:06:42.412626 application/epub+zip 611225 2025-07-14T04:06:55.107595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587953 2025-07-14T04:06:49.228668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554149 2022-09-15T12:37:58.729818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633112 2025-07-14T04:06:39.185659 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 633012 2010-10-13T14:33:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 633002 2010-10-13T14:33:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23251 2025-07-14T04:06:55.238579 application/rdf+xml 15987 2025-07-14T04:06:42.909639 image/jpeg 4396 2025-07-14T04:06:42.659628 image/jpeg 240243 2010-10-13T14:33:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 244636 2010-10-13T14:33:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 240139 2010-10-13T14:33:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 325456 2025-07-14T04:06:40.529663 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia