The Bat  (Paperback, Stephen Vincent Benét, Avery Hopwood, Mary Roberts Rinehart)

The other stories in the collection are a mix of humorous and sentimental tales, all set in different parts of the world. Some of the other titles include "The Street of the Blank Wall," "His Evening Out," "The Lesson," "Sylvia of the Letters," and "The Fawn Gloves." Jerome K. Jerome was a popular English humorist and novelist, best known for his novel Three Men in a Boat. He was also a prolific writer of short stories, and Malvina of Brittany is considered one of his best collections. Here is a brief summary of the title story, "Malvina of Brittany": Malvina is a beautiful and kind-hearted young woman who lives in a small village in Brittany, France. She is engaged to be married to a local farmer named Jean, but she is secretly in love with a young artist from Paris named Pierre. Pierre has come to the village to paint, and he is immediately drawn to Malvina's beauty and charm. Malvina is also attracted to Pierre, and they soon begin spending time together in secret. One day, Jean sees Malvina and Pierre together, and he is heartbroken. He confronts Malvina, and she tells him that she does not love him anymore. Jean is devastated, but he eventually accepts Malvina's decision. Malvina and Pierre leave the village together and go to Paris, where they get married and start a new life. Malvina is finally happy, and she is able to pursue her dream of becoming an artist herself.