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How many short stories did Maupassant write?

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His short stories, 300 in all, are superior to the rest of his work, and many of them are said to be unsurpassed in their genre. A list of his masterpieces would include "Boule de suif" ( "Tallow Ball" ), "L'Héritage" ( "The Heritage" ), "La Parure" ( "The Necklace" ), "La Maison Tellier" ( "The House of Mme Tellier" ), "Clair de lune" ( "Moonlight" ), "La Ficelle" ( "The Piece of String" ), "Mlle Fifi," and "Miss Harriet." ...

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