Here are sixteen short works of fiction by the masters of French literature: Stendhal, Balzac, Baudelaire, Flaubert literature: Stendhal, Balzac, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Zola, de Maupassant and Gide, among other. All the stories are presented in new or revised translation. To each the editor has added a biographical and critical note about its authors. But most important, this book of wonderful tales was created and edited for pleasurable reading.