Henry Breasley is an elderly painter whose secluded retirement is invaded by a brash young artist commissioned to write a biographical study of the great man.

In this strange ménage, David is left in no doubt about his host's views on modern abstract art.

Eliduc, the shortest tale in the book, is a translation of a Breton lai by Marie de France, in which a hero goes into exile in England, leaving his wife behind.

A seemingly idyllic picnic in the south of France for a group of English family and friends hides deeper, troubled undercurrents.

The Enigma is a 1980 television adaptation of the novelette by John Fowles, produced as part of BBC2's playhouse series.