Other Fiction Maupassant, Guy de: Bel Ami, v.1, 4 August 2008.

[Patricia]

Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893)
Bel Ami or The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel
(1885)
With two illustrations from the first edition of 1885 (Paris: Ollendorf): drawings by Ferdinand Bac, engraved by G. Lemoine.

Georges Duroy, a former non-commissioned officer in the French army in Algeria, endeavours to become a successful Parisian journalist by manipulating a succession of mistresses.

NB Madam Broshkina has uploaded a version of this novel, but we have made some different formatting decisions. The Madam has preferred straight quotes, no accents and US English. I have restored accents, italics and curly quotes, and used UK English. So there is a choice.

We have used the same anonymous translation. Unfortunately, it is heavily abridged (though this is not mentioned by the translator). If a better one becomes available I will replace this one.

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