Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 257 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales La paix du menage -- Musotte -- The lancer's wife -- Hautot senior and Hautot junior -- No quarter -- The orphan -- A lively friend -- The blind man -- The impolite sex -- The cake -- The corsican bandit -- The duel. Text file produced by Tiffany Vergon, Sandra Brown and Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of short stories likely written during the late 19th century. The work explores the complexities of marriage through various characters and scenarios, with the initial story, "La Paix du Ménage," introducing us to the troubled relationship of Monsieur and Madame de Sallus as well as the deepened connection between Madame de Sallus and her lover, Jacques de Randol. At the start of the play, we are placed in a drawing room where Madame de Sallus engages in a secretly affectionate conversation with Jacques de Randol, highlighting their romantic tension. Their dialogue reveals the strain in Madame de Sallus's marriage with Monsieur de Sallus, who has largely been indifferent to her affections. The characters navigate feelings of love, desire, jealousy, and discontent within the bounds of societal expectations, with Madame de Sallus contemplating her feelings for both her husband and Jacques. This mix of themes sets the stage for a critical examination of marriage and infidelity, reflecting the intricacies and emotional challenges faced by the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories, French -- Translations into English French drama -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 487528 2025-08-04T08:10:59.255932 text/html 527498 2021-02-25T22:58:24 text/html 233514 2025-08-04T08:11:10.994878 application/epub+zip 242607 2025-08-04T08:11:02.957896 application/epub+zip 222603 2025-08-04T08:11:01.401920 application/epub+zip 507923 2025-08-04T08:11:16.297802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438670 2025-08-04T08:11:09.754889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398703 2022-09-04T13:13:42.901909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359160 2025-08-04T08:10:55.824434 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358996 2018-02-23T14:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18947 2025-08-04T08:11:16.436805 application/rdf+xml 15383 2025-08-04T08:11:01.970880 image/jpeg 3818 2025-08-04T08:11:01.702865 image/jpeg 130531 2018-03-20T12:20:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 141442 2021-02-25T22:58:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 226306 2025-08-04T08:10:59.285889 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia