A nice introduction to the works of Maupassant

A young woman, Mathilde, wife of a modest official, borrows a diamond necklace to a wealthy college friend she to appear to advantage at a reception of the Ministry. Unfortunately, as she loses her way home, he must replace it. She finds one similar in a jeweler for an exorbitant price. The couple gets into debt and must slave away for ten years before discovering the truth trivial ...
The legend of Mont Saint Michel says the Homeric struggle waged by the archangel to get rid of Satan, good surrounding land owner while the Saint, who certainly has a magnificent palace, can take that meager income from stretches of sand and mud. Every time, even the twisted will be allowed ... Who will win this battle of titans?
Spend a night on the water because we wanted to enjoy the sweetness of a summer evening can turn into a nightmare when your boat is found hanging by a blocked anchor that we can not go back. The hours seem endless, fear seizes the bravest and the nightmare becomes complete when the morning comes the gruesome discovery ...
This small collection consists of three short texts of the great Guy de Maupassant under three different styles: the new (the ornament is certainly one of the best known and most successful of the great master of such difficult), storytelling (The Legend of Mont Saint Michel is presented as having been reported by a peasant raw. No doubt it is part of the traditional repertoire) and the fantastic story. This choice will probably interesting for readers or readers do not know Maupassant to enter his world, to taste his magnificent style, enjoying its unparalleled storytelling skills and perhaps then to want to read more . And why not an integral of the Pleiades for the most passionate? Very good literary outreach initiative by the paperback that offers besides very judicious introductions for each of the three new and numerous annotations.