Title: The Rabbit Date Read: 19 February 2012 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Farmer Lecacheur's servant runs up to him early one morning to tell him that his gray rabbit was stolen from its hutch during the night. He quickly sends the servant … [Read more...]

Title: The Parrot Date Read: 19 February 2012 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Poor Desiree lives a tragic life. She may be married to a rich fisherman, but he treats her terribly, berating her at every opportunity, and beating her up behind … [Read more...]

Title: The First Snowfall Date Read: 06 February 2012 Available Online?: YES Briefly: When a Norman gentleman takes his young Parisian wife home to live in his chateau, she becomes sad and melancholic about the loneliness of the place, and the … [Read more...]

Title: Legend of Mont St. Michel Date Read: 06 February 2012 Available Online?: YES Briefly: The narrator recounts the legend of Saint Michel, and how the saint managed to vanquish the devil and expel him from Normandy. Afterthoughts: In … [Read more...]

Title: The Question of Latin Date Read: 12th September 2011 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Pere Piquedent is one of the finest Latin teachers in the whole of France. The problem is he doesn't know what else to do in life. He feels trapped and … [Read more...]

Title: Madame Baptiste Date Read: 12th September 2011 Available Online?: YES Briefly: The narrator, having over two hours to kill before his train arrives to take him to Paris, starts to walk around the town of Loubain. It's not long before a … [Read more...]