The book "Selected works of J. de Maupassant, Volume I" is the first part of the collection of works of the outstanding French writer J. de Maupassant. This book collects the author's most outstanding stories, which demonstrate his skill in creating deep images and exciting plots. Readers will get acquainted with the refined style of the writer, his unsurpassed talent in revealing human nature, as well as a wide range of literary genres, covering both everyday life situations and philosophical reflections on the essence of human existence. This book will be an excellent choice for connoisseurs of the classics of world literature and those who love deep and wise works in an elegant literary form.