Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Despite this , the published volumes of the series included his best-known stories , including Venus in Furs ( 1869 ) which is the most famous today .
Simplified: Nevertheless , the published volumes of the series included Masoch 's best-known stories , and of them , Venus in Furs ( 1869 ) is the most famous today .