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Maigret in Exile first published in France 1942 under the title La Maison du juge in the collection Maigret revient Copyright © Editions Gallimard, 1942 Translation published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton 1978 Translation copyright © Georges Simenon, 1978
Maigret and the Toy Village first published in France 1944 under the title Félice est la in the collection Signé Picpus Copyright © Editions Gallimard, 1944 Translation published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton 1978 Translation copyright © Georges Simenon, 1978
Fours Days in a Lifetime first published in France 1949 under the title Les Quatre Jours du pauvre homme Copyright © Georges Simenon, 1949 Translation published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton 1977 Translation copyright © Georges Simenon, 1953, 1977
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