Le Baptême (short story)

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Le Baptême
by Guy de Maupassant
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Published inGil Blas
Publication date1885

"Le Baptême" is a short story by the French author Guy de Maupassant. The story was published in 1885.

History[]

It 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[]

The 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.

Publications[]

References[]

  1. ^ Maupassant, Contes et nouvelles, II, Éditions Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1979, (ISBN 978-2-07-010805-3)
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