Miss Harriet by Guy de Maupassant
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"Miss Harriet" by Guy de Maupassant is a short story published in 1883. A young painter lodging at a Norman countryside inn encounters Miss Harriet, an eccentric English spinster who walks alone and watches the sea at sunset. As he paints the landscape, she begins accompanying him, admiring his work. The painter gradually perceives a troubling change in her behavior, sensing an internal struggle he doesn't fully understand. What begins as an
unusual friendship takes an unexpected turn when hidden feelings surface in this poignant tale of unrequited passion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Tóth, Árpád, 1886-1928 |
| Title | Miss Harriet |
| Original Publication | Budapest: Athenaeum, 1927. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Harriet |
| Contents | Miss Harriet -- Az örökség -- Denis -- A szamár -- Idill -- A zsineg -- Pincér, egy pohár sört!... -- A keresztelő -- Késő bánat -- Jules bácsi -- Úton -- »Kegyetlen« anyó -- A millió. |
| Credits | Albert László from page images generously made available by the Hungarian National Digital Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Hungarian |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into Hungarian |
| Subject | Short stories, French -- Translations into Hungarian |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 72608 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-72608-3 |
| Release Date | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 315 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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