This volume contains 30 of Maupassant's classic stories: Boule de Suif; In the Spring; The Graveyard Sisterhood; Madame Tellier's Establishment; A Ruse; An Old Man; Rust; Two Friends; The Jewels; The Conservatory; The Matter with André; My Uncle Jules; A Duel; The Convert; In the Bedroom; Regret; The decoration; The Piece of String; The Model; The Hand; Idyll; Mother Savage; Guillemot Rock; Imprudence; The Signal; In the Woods; The Devil; The Horla; The Mask; and Mouche. A fair selection of the master's short story output. Roger Colet has written the introduction for the Penguin Classic edition..