Tuesday, May 3, 2022

The Baptism - Guy de Maupassant - 118 / 365 of reading one short story every day.



The Baptism - Guy de Maupassant

The story is about an old navy doctor who lives in a country house near home. His gardener, Kérandec, has asked the doctor to be the godfather to his son. But things don't go as planned. We are given an intriguing account of the deadly nature of alcohol, which is referred to as "the seductive murderer and the delightful destroyer."



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