| 1850/08/05 |
Laure Le Poittevin, wife of Gustave de Maupassant, gives birth to a son, Henri-Rene-Albert-Guy de Maupassant, at home, Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe in the Seine-Inferieure (now Seine-Maritime) department in France. |
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Chateau de Miromesnil, Normandy |
Tourville-sur-Arques, FR |
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| 1853/00/00 |
After leasing the premises from Baroness Marescot, the Maupassant family quit the Chateau de Miromesnil. |
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Chateau de Miromesnil, Normandy |
Tourville-sur-Arques, FR |
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| 1875/00/00 |
"The Skinned Hand" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Joseph Prunier, is published in The Lorraine Almanac of Pont-a-Mousson. |
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The Skinned Hand (short story) |
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| 1878/09/14 |
"Coconut, Coconut, Fresh Coconut!" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Guy de Valmont, is published in The Mosaic. |
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Coconut, Coconut, Fresh Coconut! (short story) |
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| 1880/04/16 |
"Ball of Fat" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Les soirees de Medan. |
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Boule de Suif (short story) |
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| 1880/08/29 |
"Suicides" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Le Gaulois. |
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Suicides (Short Story) |
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| 1880/10/27 |
"A Page of Unpublished History" by Guy de Maupassant, a recounting of a historical incident involving Napoleon Bonaparte, is published in Le Gaulois. |
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A Page of Unpublished History (history essay) |
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| 1881/03/21 |
"Public Opinion" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
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Public Opinion (short story) |
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| 1881/04/21 |
"In the Spring" by Guy de Maupassant is published in his collection "La Maison Tellier". |
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In the Spring (Short Story) |
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| 1881/06/02 |
"The Story of a Dog" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
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The Story of a Dog (short story) |
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| 1881/07/00 |
Critically acclaimed author, Guy de Maupassant travels to the troubled French Colony of Algeria, believed to be on the verge of an Arab insurrection. |
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Au soleil (book) |
Algeria |
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| 1881/12/09 |
"Flotsam" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
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Flotsam (short story) |
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| 1882/00/00 |
"Mademoiselle Fifi" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Belgium. |
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Mademoiselle Fifi (Short Story Collection) |
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| 1882/01/26 |
"The Log" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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The Log (Short Story) |
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| 1882/02/02 |
"Words of Love" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Words of Love (short story) |
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| 1882/03/16 |
"The Bed" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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The Bed (short story) |
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| 1882/03/23 |
"Mademoiselle Fifi" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Mademoiselle Fifi (short story) |
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| 1882/03/29 |
"Old Objects" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Old Objects (short story) |
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| 1882/03/31 |
"The Blind Man" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Blind Man (Short Story) |
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| 1882/05/01 |
"Conflicts for Laughs", an essay by Guy de Maupassant, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Laughable Conflicts (essay) |
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| 1882/06/07 |
"Dead Woman's Secret" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Dead Woman's Secret (Short Story) |
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| 1882/06/14 |
"Other Times" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Other Times (short story) |
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| 1882/06/18 |
"A True Story" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
A True Story (short story) |
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| 1882/06/28 |
"A Woman's Confessions" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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A Woman's Confessions (short story) |
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| 1882/07/05 |
"Un coq chanta" by Henri Guy de Maupassant, using the pseudonym Maufrigneuse, is published the Gil Blas literary journal. |
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A Cock Crowed (Short Story) |
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| 1882/07/25 |
"The Lock" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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The Lock (short story) |
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| 1882/08/06 |
"A True-Life Drama" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
A True-Life Drama (short story) |
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| 1882/08/18 |
"The Honeymoon" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Honeymoon (short story) |
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| 1882/08/23 |
"Crazy?" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Crazy? (short story) |
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| 1882/09/17 |
"Lasting Love" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
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Lasting Love (Short Story) |
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| 1882/10/19 |
"Clair de Lune" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Clair de Lune (Short Story) |
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| 1882/10/23 |
"Fear" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
Fear (short story) |
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| 1882/12/05 |
"The Madwoman" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Madwoman (short story) |
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| 1882/12/05 |
"The Snipe" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Snipe (short story) |
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| 1882/12/12 |
"Cunning" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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Cunning (short story) |
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| 1882/12/26 |
"Christmas Eve" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Christmas Eve (short story) |
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| 1883/00/00 |
A Woman's Life - published |
Author |
A Woman's Life (Maupassant book) |
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| 1883/00/00 |
"Clair de Lune and other stories" by Guy de Maupassant is published by Monnier. |
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Clair de Lune and other stories (Short Story Collection) |
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| 1883/00/01 |
"Celles qui osent" by Guy de Maupassant, an essay in the form of a letter to Rene Maizeroy, is published. |
Author |
Women Who Dare (essay) |
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| 1883/01/02 |
"The Substitute" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Substitute (short story) |
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| 1883/01/21 |
"The Wooden Shoes" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Wooden Shoes (short story) |
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| 1883/01/23 |
"Monsieur Jocaste" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Monsieur Jocaste (short story) |
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| 1883/01/28 |
"The Cough" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Panurge. |
Author |
The Cough (short story) |
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| 1883/02/05 |
"Two Friends" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Two Friends (short story) |
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| 1883/02/12 |
"At Sea" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
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At Sea (Short Story) |
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| 1883/02/20 |
"Awakening" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Awakening (short story) |
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| 1883/03/13 |
"The Effeminates" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Effeminates (essay) |
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| 1883/03/27 |
"The False Gems" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The False Gems (Short Story) |
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| 1883/04/10 |
"The Condemned Prisoner" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Condemned Prisoner (Short Story) |
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| 1883/06/12 |
"A Mother of Monsters" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
A Mother of Monsters (Short Story) |
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| 1883/06/26 |
"The Conservatory" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Conservatory (short story) |
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| 1883/07/03 |
"The Terror" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Terror (Short Story) |
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| 1883/07/10 |
"The Window" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Window (short story) |
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| 1883/07/24 |
"Andre's Evil" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Andre's Evil (Short Story) |
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| 1883/08/07 |
"My Uncle Jules" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
My Uncle Jules (Short Story) |
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| 1883/08/07 |
"Enraged?" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Enraged? (short story) |
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| 1883/08/14 |
"The Caresses" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Caresses (short story) |
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| 1883/08/14 |
"A duel" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
A Duel (Short Story) |
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| 1883/08/21 |
"The Case of Madame Luneau" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Case of Madame Luneau (short story) |
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| 1883/09/13 |
"The Orient" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Orient (short story) |
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| 1883/10/14 |
"A Vendetta" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
A Vendetta (Short Story) |
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| 1883/10/21 |
"A Sister's Confession" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
A Sister's Confession (short story) |
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| 1883/11/25 |
"The Piece of String" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Piece of String (Short Story) |
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| 1883/12/04 |
"A Wise Man" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
A Wise Man (short story) |
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| 1883/12/23 |
"The Hand" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Hand (Short Story) |
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| 1884/01/08 |
"Letter Found on a Drowned Man" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Letter Found on a Drowned Man (Short Story) |
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| 1884/02/12 |
"Idyll" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Idyll (short story) |
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| 1884/02/17 |
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Necklace (Short Story) |
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| 1884/03/03 |
"Mother Sauvage" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
Mother Sauvage (Short Story) |
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| 1884/03/15 |
"The Heritage" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Military Life Illustrated. |
Author |
The Heritage (short story) |
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| 1884/03/18 |
"Farewell" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Farewell (Short Story) |
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| 1884/03/23 |
"Memories" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
Memories (short story) |
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| 1884/04/12 |
"Recollections" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
Recollections (article) |
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| 1884/04/14 |
"Chronicle" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
Chronicle (essay) |
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| 1884/05/11 |
"Doctors and Patients" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
Doctors and Patients (short story) |
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| 1884/06/09 |
"The Colonel's Ideas" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Colonel's Ideas (Short Story) |
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| 1884/06/24 |
"The Crime to Father Boniface" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Boniface's Crime Case (Short Story) |
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| 1884/07/28 |
"The Return" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Return (short story) |
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| 1884/07/29 |
"The Tomb" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Grave (Short Story) |
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| 1884/08/12 |
"A Father's Confession" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
A Father's Confession (Short Story) |
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| 1884/08/15 |
"Abandoned" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Figaro. |
Author |
Abandoned (Short Story) |
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| 1884/09/20 |
"Mohammed-Blackguard" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
Mohammed-Blackguard (short story) |
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| 1884/09/23 |
"The Bequest" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Bequest (short story) |
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| 1884/10/08 |
"The Gamekeeper" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Gamekeeper (Short Story) |
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| 1884/10/28 |
"Bombard" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Bombard (short story) |
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| 1884/11/18 |
"The Revenge" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Revenge (short story) |
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| 1884/11/25 |
"Rustic Tribunals" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Rustic Tribunals (short story) |
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| 1884/12/09 |
"Room 11" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Room 11 (short story) |
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| 1885/00/00 |
Bel-Ami - published |
Author |
Bel-Ami (book) |
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| 1885/02/03 |
"White and Blue" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
White and Blue (short story) |
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| 1885/03/24 |
"In the Train" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
In the Train (short story) |
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| 1885/06/12 |
"A letter" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
A letter (essay) |
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| 1885/06/16 |
"A Failure" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
A Failure (Short Story) |
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| 1885/07/21 |
"Joseph" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Joseph (short story) |
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| 1885/08/20 |
"The Secret" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Secret (short story) |
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| 1885/08/25 |
"My Twenty-Five Days" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
My Twenty-five Days (short story) |
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| 1885/09/02 |
"The Diary of a Madman" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Diary of a Madman (Short Story) |
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| 1885/09/15 |
"Indiscretion" by Guy De Maupassant, using the nom de plume Maufrigneuse, is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Indiscretion (Short Story) |
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| 1885/09/22 |
"Belhomme's Beast" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Belhomme's Beast (Short Story) |
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| 1885/11/10 |
"It's All Right" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
It's All Right (short story) |
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| 1886/01/01 |
"The Wreck" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
The Wreck (Short Story) |
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| 1886/01/26 |
"The Hermit" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Hermit (short story) |
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| 1886/02/09 |
"On Cats" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
On Cats (short story) |
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| 1886/06/08 |
"Human Misery" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Human Misery (short story) |
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| 1886/06/22 |
"In the Woods" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
In the Woods (Short Story) |
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| 1886/07/20 |
"Day of Celebration" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Day of Celebration (Short Story) |
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| 1886/12/07 |
"Love" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Love (short story) |
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| 1887/07/26 |
"The Father (1887)" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Father (1887 short story) |
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| 1887/08/23 |
"The Ordonnance" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Ordonnance (short story) |
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| 1887/11/01 |
"The Assassin" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Assassin (short story) |
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| 1887/11/14 |
"Duchoux" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Gaulois. |
Author |
Duchoux (short story) |
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| 1887/11/29 |
"Conversations" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Conversations (short story) |
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| 1888/00/00 |
Pierre et Jean - published |
Author |
Pierre et Jean |
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| 1888/02/21 |
"Divorce" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
Divorce (short story) |
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| 1888/03/28 |
"The Mother Superior's Twenty-Five Francs" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Gil Blas. |
Author |
The Mother Superior's Twenty-Five Francs (short story) |
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| 1889/00/09 |
"The Man From Mars" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Paris-Christmas. |
Author |
The Man From Mars (short story) |
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| 1889/01/19 |
"One Evening" by Guy de Maupassant is published in The Illustration. |
Author |
One Evening (short story) |
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| 1889/02/23 |
"The Rendezvous" by Guy de Maupassant is published in L'echo de Paris. |
Author |
The Rendezvous (short story) |
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| 1889/09/02 |
"Alexandre" by Guy de Maupassant is published in L'Echo de Paris. |
Author |
Alexandre (Short Story) |
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| 1889/09/16 |
"The Magic Couch" by Guy de Maupassant is published in L'Echo de Paris. |
Author |
The Magic Couch (Short Story) |
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| 1890/00/00 |
"L'Inutile Beaute" by Guy de Maupassant is published. |
Author |
L'Inutile Beaute (Short Story Collection) |
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| 1890/02/07 |
"Mouche" by Guy de Maupassant is published in L'Echo de Paris. |
Author |
Mouche (short story) |
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| 1890/02/19 |
"The Olive Grove" by Guy de Maupassant is published in Le Figaro. |
Author |
The Olive Grove (short story) |
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| 1890/04/02 |
"The Useless Beauty" by Guy de Maupassant is published in L'Echo de Paris. |
Author |
Useless Beauty (Short Story) |
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| 1892/01/02 |
Henry Guy De Maupassant tries to commit suicide by cutting his throat. He is committed to the private asylum of Dr Esprit Blanche at Passy, Paris. |
Health |
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Hotel particulier de Lamballe, Paris |
Paris |
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| 1893/07/06 |
Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant dies from syphilis at the asylum of Esprit Blanche at Passy, Paris. |
Died |
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Hotel particulier de Lamballe, Paris |
Paris |
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| 1893/07/08 |
The funeral for Guy de Maupassant is held at Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot (lost). A statue of the Virgin Mary, the 'Vierge de Chaillot' remains from the old church. |
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Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot |
Paris |
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| 1893/07/08 |
Guy de Maupassant is buried in Section 26 at the Cimetiere du Montparnasse in Paris. Maupassant wrote his own epitaph: "I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing." |
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Montparnasse Cemetery |
Paris |
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| 1905/03/14 |
"After" by Guy de Maupassant is published posthumously in his story collection, 'The Peddler'. |
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After (Short Story) |
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