The Mountain Inn and Other Stories
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***22 Classic short stories written by French author, Guy de Maupassant [1850-1893], considered to be the all-time greatest French story-teller.***
**Dagny (Sep 17, 2012 - 4 of 5 Stars) really liked it / Shelves: 19th-century, french:** I tend to always choose novels over short stories, so only read the title story. It was excellent. When it began, you're not sure what type of story it will be, even halfway through, it still could have gone in several directions.
**Danushka Devinda (Apr 05, 2019 - 4 of 5 Stars) really liked it: guy de Maupassant is a wonderful writer.** I have read pretty much everything he has written. This collection particularly starts with two terrifying stories, or at least they probably were terrifying at the time he was penning them nearly 150 years ago. "Le Horla" is especially a very well written horror story with funny bits and pieces scattered throughout.
If I say, out of all writers I have read so far, I enjoy his writing the most, I am not lying. I can't spot exactly why I that is, but Maupassant's writing feels natural, wholesome ( I mean these stories have the right balance of dialogues, landscape descriptions, tension and things that we generally expect from a short story.) and also simple.
**Eric Stone Jul 25, 2017 - 4 of 5 Stars) really liked it:** Good book.
**Dagny (Sep 17, 2012 - 4 of 5 Stars) really liked it / Shelves: 19th-century, french:** I tend to always choose novels over short stories, so only read the title story. It was excellent. When it began, you're not sure what type of story it will be, even halfway through, it still could have gone in several directions.
**Danushka Devinda (Apr 05, 2019 - 4 of 5 Stars) really liked it: guy de Maupassant is a wonderful writer.** I have read pretty much everything he has written. This collection particularly starts with two terrifying stories, or at least they probably were terrifying at the time he was penning them nearly 150 years ago. "Le Horla" is especially a very well written horror story with funny bits and pieces scattered throughout.
If I say, out of all writers I have read so far, I enjoy his writing the most, I am not lying. I can't spot exactly why I that is, but Maupassant's writing feels natural, wholesome ( I mean these stories have the right balance of dialogues, landscape descriptions, tension and things that we generally expect from a short story.) and also simple.
**Eric Stone Jul 25, 2017 - 4 of 5 Stars) really liked it:** Good book.
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