"Le Baptême" is a short story by the French author Guy de Maupassant. The story was published in 1885.
"Le Baptême" | |
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Short story by Guy de Maupassant | |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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Published in | Gil Blas |
Publication date | 1885 |
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2021) |
History
editIt was first published in the newspaper Gil Blas on 13 January 1885, before being reprised in the Monsieur Parent collection.[1]
This text should not be confused with a short story of the same name which was published in 1884. This story begins with the following words:
Allons, docteur, un peu de cognac...
Synopsis
editThe story is about an old navy doctor who lives in a country house near Pont-l'Abbé. His gardener, Kérandec, has asked the doctor to be the godfather to his son. On 2 January, they set off to the church.
Editions
edit- Gil Blas, 1885
- Monsieur Parent - collection published in 1885 by the editor Paul Ollendorff
- Maupassant, contes et nouvelles, volume II, text established and annotated by Louis Forestier, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Éditions Gallimard, 1979
References
edit- ^ Maupassant, Contes et nouvelles, II, Éditions Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1979, (ISBN 978-2-07-010805-3)