International Short Stories: French by Francis J. Reynolds et al.
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"International Short Stories: French" by Francis J. Reynolds et al. is an anthology published in 1910. This third volume of a three-volume series presents celebrated French short stories from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, translated into English. The collection features twenty-three tales from masters like Balzac, Voltaire, Maupassant, Hugo, and Dumas. From moral fables to romantic adventures, these stories showcase the rich diversity of French literary tradition, offering readers a
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| Compiler | Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1867-1937 |
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| Contributor | Aicard, Jean, 1848-1921 |
| Contributor | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
| Contributor | Bazin, René, 1853-1932 |
| Contributor | Bourget, Paul, 1852-1935 |
| Contributor | Chenevière, Adolphe, 1855-1917 |
| Contributor | Coppée, François, 1842-1908 |
| Contributor | Daudet, Alphonse, 1840-1897 |
| Contributor | Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 |
| Contributor | Erckmann-Chatrian |
| Contributor | Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908 |
| Contributor | Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 |
| Contributor | Kock, Paul de, 1793-1871 |
| Contributor | Le Sage, Alain René, 1668-1747 |
| Contributor | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 |
| Contributor | Mendès, Catulle, 1841-1909 |
| Contributor | Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870 |
| Contributor | Murger, Henri, 1822-1861 |
| Contributor | Musset, Alfred de, 1810-1857 |
| Contributor | Prévost, Marcel, 1862-1941 |
| Contributor | Robert, Clémence, 1797-1872 |
| Contributor | Vidocq, Eugène François, 1775-1857 |
| Contributor | Voltaire, 1694-1778 |
| Contributor | Zola, Émile, 1840-1902 |
| Title | International Short Stories: French |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Short_Stories |
| Contents | A piece of bread -- The elixir of life -- The age for love -- Mateo Falcone -- The mirror -- My nephew Joseph -- A forest betrothal -- Zadig the Babylonian -- Abandoned -- The guilty secret -- Jean Monette -- Solange -- The birds in the letter-box -- Jean Gourdon's four days -- Baron de Trenck -- The passage of the Red Sea -- The woman and the cat -- Gil Blas and Dr. Sangrado -- A fight with a cannon -- Tonton -- The last lesson -- Croisilles -- the vase of clay. |
| Credits | Juliet Sutherland, David Schaal, PG Distributed Proofreaders and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Short stories, French -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 10577 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1259 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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