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The title story of this collection is, like many of the others, set during the Franco-Prussian war. As in so many of Maupassant’s stories he explores class barriers and looks at the contrasts between the French and German combatants.

subjects: Translations into English,  Social life and customs,  War in Fiction,  Readers,  Description and travel,  French language,  Travel,  French Short stories,  Facsimiles,  Fiction,  Voyages and travels,  French Authors,  Translations into Vietnamese,  French Fantasy fiction,  Manuscripts,  French Manuscripts,  Biography,  Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author),  Maupassant, guy de, 1850-1893,  Sailing,  Riviera (france), description and travel,  Romance literature

People: Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)

Places: France,  Riviera (France),  Algeria,  Paris,  Le Creusot (France),  Mediterranean Region,  Brittany (France),  Sicily (Italy),  19th century

Times: Franco-Prussian war