Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After Dinner Stories from Balzac | 2008 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 2 | The King’s Sweetheart, The Maid of Thilouse, and The Reproach | 2008 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 3 | Juana, and the Red Inn | 2006 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 4 | The Napolean of the People and El Verdugo | 2007 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 5 | Massimilla Doni and Le Chef D’Oeuvre Inconnu | 1996 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 6 | Tales of the Napoleonic Era | 2010 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 7 | A Tragedy by the Sea and Other Stories | 2011 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 8 | A Marriage Settlement, And, Modeste Mignon: And Other Stories | 2018 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 9 | The Member For Arcis, The Seamy Side Of History, And Other Stories Part 2 | 2008 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 10 | The Atheist’s Mass, and Other Stories | 1986 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 11 | Ten Droll Tales | 1987 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 12 | Domestic Peace | 1989 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 13 | The Commission in Lunacy, and Pierre Grassou | 2006 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 14 | The Exiles, and Other Short Stories | 2006 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 15 | The Celibates And Other Stories | 2008 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 16 | At The Sign Of The Cat And Racket / The Ball At Sceaux / The Purse / Madame Firmiani / Pierrette | 2009 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 17 | Honore de Balzac, Vol. 8: Provincial Life | 2015 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 18 | The Magic Skin. the Hidden Masterpiece | 2015 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 19 | The Country Parsonand Albert Savaron | 2015 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
| 20 | The Chouans; The Gondreville Mystery, and Other Stories | 2018 | Honore de Balzac | Buy |
Honore de Balzac’s short story collections have been published in English in many forms over more than a century. These range from themed selections like Tales of the Napoleonic Era and A Tragedy by the Sea and Other Stories to broader compilations covering his provincial and Parisian fiction.
Ten Droll Tales (1987) stands apart from the rest, being Balzac’s collection of comic, bawdy stories set in medieval and Renaissance France rather than the contemporary settings of most of his work. Later collections from the 2000s and 2010s have repackaged his stories for modern readers, often grouping them by theme or period. These collections provide a convenient way to sample Balzac’s range without committing to his longer novels.