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The Guy de Maupassant Library
Behind every polished door, beneath every silk gown, inside every provincial inn and Parisian drawing room, Guy de Maupassant found the secret machinery of desire, vanity, cruelty, and fate.The Guy de Maupassant Library presents his books read in full: stories of ambition and ruin, love and deception, war and cowardice, laughter sharpened into tragedy, and ordinary lives overturned by a single merciless detail.Listen, and enter a world where society smiles, fortune lies, and the human heart is…
Episodes
- The Guy de Maupassant Library
Bel Ami Chapter VII - A Duel with an End
In which Georges Duroy faces a spiteful attack from a rival journalist, leading to a tense and formal duel arranged with the assistance of his friends, an…
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Bel Ami Chapter VI - A Step Upward Part Two
In which Monsieur Duroy navigates a soirée among Parisian society, encountering old acquaintances and new intrigues that rekindle dormant affections and social…
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Bel Ami Chapter VI - A Step Upward Part One
In which the aspiring Georges Duroy grapples with debts and social ambitions, navigating the delicate dance of Parisian society through strategic visits and…
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Bel Ami Chapter V - The First Intrigue Part Three
In which Georges Duroy navigates the precariousness of his finances with charming resourcefulness, relying on the generosity of Mme de Marelle while masking…
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Bel Ami Chapter V - The First Intrigue Part Two
In which Georges Duroy successfully courts the enchanting Mme. de Marelle, and their clandestine meetings unfold amid whispered promises and careful…
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Bel Ami Chapter V - The First Intrigue Part One
In which the young journalist Duroy cultivates a newfound intimacy with Mme. de Marelle, frequents discreet social dinners with the Forestiers, and finds…
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Bel Ami Chapter IV - Duroy Learns Something
In which young Georges Duroy eagerly embarks on his career as a journalist, encountering the complexities and rivalries of the newspaper world while striving…
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Bel Ami Chapter III - First Attempts
In which a young Georges Duroy, struggling with the challenges of journalistic composition and his modest lodgings, seeks assistance from his friend Forestier…
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Bel Ami Chapter II - Madame Forestier
In which Monsieur Duroy, newly introduced to the refined and influential circles of Parisian society, experiences the mingled unease and exhilaration of his…
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Bel Ami Chapter I - Poverty
In which a young ex-soldier, adrift in the vast city of Paris with scarce means and bold dreams, unexpectedly reunites with a former comrade who introduces him…
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Ball of Fat Part 3
In which a group of travellers, detained by a Prussian officer in a snowbound inn, engage in subtle negotiations and shifting attitudes amid the pressing…
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Ball of Fat Part 2
In which a diverse group of travellers, united by circumstance rather than camaraderie, endure the rigours of a war-torn journey and find brief solace in…
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Ball of Fat Part 1
In which the weary remnants of a defeated army and the townsfolk of Rouen brace themselves beneath the shadow of imminent occupation, their lives quietly…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 9
In which Pierre Roland, appointed as medical officer aboard a grand ocean liner, prepares to leave his family and familiar life behind with a mixture of…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 8
In which Jean wrestles with the weighty consequences of a shattering family revelation, grappling with questions of honour, inheritance, and the fragile bonds…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 7
In which Jean joyfully shows his future bride their new home, only for latent tensions between brothers to surface through harsh words and bitter accusations…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 6
In which the somber moods of the Roland household are marked by unspoken grief and strained relations, as Pierre's melancholy and his mother’s delicate health…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 5
In which Pierre, tormented by a painful suspicion, wrestles alone with the weight of a secret that strains his love for his family, while seeking elusive signs…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 4
In which Pierre, restless and troubled by unsettling doubts about his family’s past and the unexpected fortune bestowed upon his brother, struggles to…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 3
In which the restless and ambitious Pierre contemplates his future as a physician amidst family tensions stirred by his brother Jean’s newfound fortune, while…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 2
In which Pierre wanders the bustling streets and harbour of Le Havre, wrestling with an unnameable melancholy that reveals itself as a begrudging envy towards…
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Pierre & Jean Chapter 1
In which the quiet rhythms of a family fishing outing give way to the stirring news of a sudden inheritance, casting a gentle yet complex shadow over the lives…