The Pocket Book of Famous French Short Stories ed. Eric Swenson (Pocket Books, 1947, 431, 25¢, 281pp, pb, an)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.
- vi · Foreword · Eric Swenson · fw
- 1 · Blue Beard · Charles Perrault; translated by Maxim Lieber · ss Great Stories of All Nations, Brentano's, 1927
translated from the French (“La Barbe Bleue”, Histoires ou Contes du temps passé, Paris, 1697).
- 8 · Jeannot and Colin · Voltaire · ss (r)
- 21 · The Executioner · Honoré de Balzac · ss The Cosmopolitan September 1888
translated from the French (“El Verdugo”, La Mode, January 30, 1830).
- 35 · Omphale · Théophile Gautier & Lafcadio Hearn · ss (r)
- 48 · Mimi Pinson · Alfred de Musset · nv (r)
- 82 · The Venus of Ille · Prosper Mérimée; translated by George Burnham Ives · nv Little French Masterpieces by Honoré de Balzac, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903
translated from the French (“La Vénus d’Ille”, La Revue des Deux Mondes, May 1837).
- 119 · The Crimson Curtain · Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly; translated by Ernest Boyd · na The Diaboliques by Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, Knopf, 1925
- 171 · Zodomirsky’s Duel · Alexandre Dumas · ss The Strand Magazine June 1892
translated from the French (“Marianna”, Herminie and Marianna, Méline, Cans et Cie., 1859).
- 189 · The Siege of Berlin · Alphonse Daudet; translated by George Burnham Ives · ss Little French Masterpieces by Honoré de Balzac, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903
translated from the French.
- 198 · The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaller · Gustave Flaubert · nv (r)
translated from the French (“La légende de saint Julien l’Hospitalier”, Trois Contes, G. Charpentier, 1877).
- 232 · The Maid of the Dauber · Émile Zola; translated by Maxim Lieber · ss Great Stories of All Nations, Brentano's, 1927
- 239 · The Wife’s Confession · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Confession d’une femme”, Gil Blas, June 28, 1882 as by Maufrigneuse).
- 246 · Olivier’s Brag · Anatole France; translated by Alfred Allinson · ss The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche, Dodd, Mead, 1909
- 256 · The Extraordinary Adventures of Madame Esquollier · Pierre Louÿs; translated by K. Rebillon Lambley · ss (r)
- 267 · The Stricken Doe · Pierre Mille; translated by Vyvyan Holland · ss (r)
- 275 · Monsieur U · Paul Morand · ss Best French Short Stories of 1925-26 ed. Richard Eaton, Dodd, Mead, 1926
translated from the French (“Monsieur U”, Nouvelle Revue Française, June 1, 1926).
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