32 stories: Boule de Suif—The necklace—Vendetta—Fear—In the country—His son—A deal—Madame Husson's Rose-King—The house of Madame Tellier—The hand—Moonlight—Mohammed-Fripouille—Miss Harriet—In the spring—Madame Parisse—Playing with fire—Love. Pages from a sportsman diary—Mademoiselle Fifi —- A duel—St. Anthony—Julie Romain—The umbrella—Boitelle—The devil—The olive grove—Lost at sea—The hostelry—A portrait—Shali—Idle beauty—An encounter—The horla.