Enter the vivid world of Guy de Maupassant, the unrivaled master of the modern short story. This complete collection gathers every one of his original tales — masterpieces of realism, irony, and emotion that reveal the depths of human experience. Within these pages lie over 300 stories of love and betrayal, war and peace, ambition and despair — from the haunting The Necklace and Boule de Suif to the chilling The Horla and the tender Two Friends. Maupassant's gift lies in his ability to cap...

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassantwas a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, seemingly effortless dénouements. Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing ...