A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales Author:Guy De Maupassant Guy de Maupassant was a popular French writer in the 19th century. He was one of the first writers to write short stories. Many of his stories were set during the Franco-Prussian war. His stories show the futility of war and war's effects on the innocent. This collection contains, La Paix Du Menage, Musotte, Addenda, The Lancer's Wife, Haut... more »ot Senior and Hautot Junior, No Quarter, The Orphan, A Lively Friend, The Blind Man, The Impolite Sex, The Cake, The Corsican Bandit, and The Duel« less