This volume contains a collection of short stories by numerous notable French authors, including Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, Francois Coppee, Guy de Maupassant, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, and others. This fantastic, English-language anthology is highly recommended for those with an interest in French literature, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. The stories include: "A Piece of Bread", "The Elixir of Life", "The Age for Love", "Mateo Falcone", "The Mirror", "My Nephew Joseph", "A Forest Betrothal", "Zadig the Babylonian", "Abandoned", "The Guilty Secret", "Jean Monette", "Solange", "The Birds in the Letter-Box", and many more. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.