Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Imprudence (Maupassant short story)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
France

Publication date
  
1885

Author
  
Guy de Maupassant

Published in
  
Gil Blas

Language
  
French

Originally published
  
1885

Preceded by
  
Le Baptême

Followed by
  
Un fou

People also search for
  
La Confidence, L'Inconnue

"Imprudence" is a short story by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885.

Contents

History

Signed under the name "Maufrigneuse", Imprudence is a short story written by Guy de Maupassant. It was first published in the newspaper Gil Blas on September 15, 1885, before being reprised in the Monsieur Parent collection.

Synopsis

Henriette and Paul are starting to grow bored of each other after their marriage. Henriette asks Paul to take her to a cabaret where they can have a date...

Publications

  • 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

    Imprudence (Maupassant short story) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA