Diary of a maid (ePub)

"Diary of a maid" is a scandalous novel by O. Mirbo, who brought him the glory of a master of shock. What did not they call this novel! Erotic, pornographic ... And all because the maid Celestine, the main character of the work, is very detailed about her service to different masters: what she spied on, overheard. The girl also narrates about her own love affairs. There is a picture of the general fall of morals: the rich - from the excess of all kinds of benefits, the poor - from poverty and the desire to get out of it. And if a man is only a stepping stone to a better life, then why not use it? It sounds modern, does not it? Octave Mirbo is known as the author of novels, short stories, dramas, literary critical articles. Among his prosaic works the following are especially distinguished: "The Garden of Torment", "The Diary of a Maid", "The Child", "The Autumn Silhouettes", "Before the Funeral", "The History of My Lamp", "Woe to Uncle Pito", "The Sacred Bird" Confession of Gibory. " The works of Mirbo are easy to read, they differ in lyricism and raise problems from the life of ordinary people. Moreover, the author tries to find answers to questions that remain relevant at all times: for which a person is given life, how to treat death, what kind of relationship in the family should be. The modern reader will be interested to know what people thought about this one hundred years ago.