Project Gutenberg 2024-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 390 Patten, William 1868 1936 Short story classics (Foreign), Vol. 5, French II $aNew York :$bP.F. Collier & Son, $c1907. La Bretonne, by André Theuriet -- Which was the madman? by Edmond About -- The grand marriage, by Ludovic Halévy -- The accursed house, by Émile Gaboriau -- The fête at Coqueville, by Émile Zola -- The lost child, by François Coppée -- Putois, by Anatole France -- Sac-au-dos, by Joris Karl Huysmans -- "Bonjour, Monsieur" by Jean Richepin -- The bit of string, by Guy de Maupassant -- The necklace, by Guy de Maupassant -- The wall opposite, by Pierre Loti -- The ancestor, by Paul Bourget -- When he was a little boy, by Henri Lavedan -- A gentleman finds a watch, by Georges Courteline -- A young girl's diary, by Marcel Prévost -- The sign of the key and the cross, by Henri de Régnier -- The telegraph operator, by Alphonse Allais. Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Short Story Classics (Foreign), Vol. 5, French II" by William Patten is a collection of translated French short stories, compiled and edited likely in the early 20th century. This volume features a selection of works from noted French authors, diving into various themes that represent the richness of French literary tradition. Readers can expect to encounter poignant tales filled with emotional depth, social commentary, or explorations of human nature, represented through distinct characters and narrative styles. The opening portion introduces two stories, providing insight into both. In "La Bretonne" by André Theuriet, the tale begins with a woman freshly released from prison for infanticide, navigating a cold and unfamiliar world. Her struggles highlight societal rejection, complex emotions surrounding motherhood, and her resolve to find shelter amid adversity. Meanwhile, "Which Was the Madman?" by Edmond About presents a comical scenario involving a doctor and his two patients—one of whom believes he is sane while the other insists he is mad. This interplay showcases themes of reality versus perception and the quirks of mental health, setting the stage for intricate character dynamics and humor throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/shortstoryclassi05pattrich/page/1338/mode/2up 20200524193111patten 1907 US Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, French -- Translations into English French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 583155 2025-07-29T08:47:57.094220 text/html 556695 2024-06-22T16:48:22 text/html 2362792 2025-07-29T08:48:08.600191 application/epub+zip 2359763 2025-07-29T08:47:59.445261 application/epub+zip 401874 2025-07-29T08:47:58.049213 application/epub+zip 2493625 2025-07-29T08:48:14.364129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2437326 2025-07-29T08:48:07.358190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519897 2025-07-29T08:47:55.643268 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 499910 2024-06-22T16:48:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16654 2025-07-29T08:48:14.542121 application/rdf+xml 18157 2025-07-29T08:47:58.553195 image/jpeg 2940 2025-07-29T08:47:58.164207 image/jpeg 2130971 2025-07-29T08:47:57.239227 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