Great French Short Stories

An enchanting collection of the very best of French Stories. Each work of fiction in the Book is an acknowledged classic of French literature; including Francois Coppee, Honore De Balzac, Paul Bourget, Prosper Merimee, Catulle Mendes, Ludovic Halevy, Erckmann-Chatrian, Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire, Guy De Maupassant, Eugene Francois Vidocq, Alexandre Dumas, Rene Bazin, Émile Zola, Clemence Robert, Henry Murger, Marcel Prevost, Alain Rene Le Sage, Victor Hugo, A. Cheneviere, Alphonse Daudet, Alfred De Musset & Jean Aicard; The Stories here offer a wonderfully wide-ranging and exciting representation of one of the most vital and enduring forms of French literature. A Piece of Bread By Francois Coppee, The Elixir of Life By Honore De Balzac, The Age For Love By Paul Bourget, Mateo Falcone By Prosper Merimee, The Mirror By Catulle Mendes, My Nephew Joseph By Ludovic Halevy, A Forest Betrothal By Erckmann-Chatrian, Zadig The Babylonian By Francois Marie Arouet De Voltaire, Abandoned By Guy De Maupassant, Jean Monette By Eugene Francois Vidocq, Solange—Dr. Ledru’s Story of The Reign of Terror By Alexandre Dumas, The Birds In The Letter-Box By Rene Bazin, Jean Gourdon’s Four Days By Émile Zola, Baron De Trenck By Clemence Robert, The Passage Of The Red Sea By Henry Murger, The Woman and The Cat By Marcel Prevost, Gil Blas and Dr. Sangrado By Alain Rene Le Sage, A Fight With A Cannon By Victor Hugo, Tonton By A. Cheneviere, The Last Lesson By Alphonse Daudet, Croisilles By Alfred De Musset & The Vase Of Clay By Jean Aicard