Miss Harriet by Guy de Maupassant
"Miss Harriet" by Guy de Maupassant is a short story published in 1883. A young painter staying at a French country inn encounters Miss Harriet, an eccentric English spinster whose strange behavior puzzles the locals. As he paints the surrounding landscapes, an unexpected bond forms between them. The painter gradually realizes the depth of Miss Harriet's hidden feelings, leading to a devastating discovery. Maupassant crafts a poignant tale of unrequited passion, loneliness,
and human tenderness set against the Norman countryside. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Tuura, Timo, 1885-1963 |
| Title | Miss Harriet |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Harriet |
| Contents | Miss Harriet -- Viinuri, lasi olutta! -- Jules setäni -- Lapsi. |
| Credits | Produced by Tuula Temonen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 42.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Subject | Short stories, French -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57012 |
| Release Date | Apr 21, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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