Artists' Wives

A translated 1874 work of fiction by Alphonse Daudet, "Artists' Wives" opens with a dialogue in which a happily married painter warns a poet friend never to marry, arguing that marriage endangers an artist's talent, before presenting tales of troubled artist households.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›French and French-language›Realism and naturalism, 1850 to 1899

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic short stories›French and French-language›Realism and naturalism, 1850 to 1899