The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant. Illustrated: The Diamond Necklace, Boule de Suif, The Piece of String, Two Friend and other short stories

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 the futi...