Le Baptême (short story)
| "Le Baptême" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Guy de Maupassant | |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Gil Blas |
| Publication date | 1885 |
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2021) |
"Le Baptême" is a short story by the French author Guy de Maupassant. The story was published in 1885.
History[edit]
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[edit]
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.
Editions[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Maupassant, Contes et nouvelles, II, Éditions Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1979, (ISBN 978-2-07-010805-3)