The Necklace
By
Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant,
Gary Kelley
Gary Kelley(Translator)
1884 • 48 pages

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After devoting their energies and income for ten years to replacing a borrowed diamond necklace which they have lost, a woman and her husband learn the irony of their efforts.

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Avaricious cow
desperate to be admired
hope it was worth it.

August 5, 2021
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Court Lamar

This was brought to my attention via Sloan Crosby's The Clasp, which also had a version of this short story at the end.

I believe that my view on this story is influenced by ‘The Clasp', but is still mixed.

December 1, 2018

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