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 Mouche. A fair selection of the master's short story output. Roger Colet has written the introduction for the Penguin Classic edition..