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A confidence trickster who called herself Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, also known as Jeanne de la Motte, made a plan to use the necklace to gain wealth and possibly power and royal patronage. A descendant of an out-of-wedlock son of Henry II of France , Jeanne had married an officer of the gendarmes , Nicholas de la Motte , the self-proclaimed ...
Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, orphaned at an early age, is determined to reclaim her noble title and the home taken from her family when she was a child.When she is rebuffed by Marie Antoinette and fails to achieve her goal through legal channels, she joins forces with the arrogant, well-connected gigolo Rétaux de Villette and her own wayward, womanizing husband Nicholas.
"The Necklace", or sometimes "The Diamond Necklace", (French: La Parure) is a short story by Guy de Maupassant, first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. [1] It is known for its twist ending , a hallmark of de Maupassant's style.
A mysterious 18th century necklace made from around 500 diamonds, some of which are believed to have been taken from a piece that contributed to French Queen Marie Antoinette's demise, will go on ...
In 1889, young Englishwoman Vicky Barton and her older brother Johnny arrive in Paris to see the Exposition Universelle.This is Vicky's first time in Paris, and after checking into the Hotel Lucrèce, she drags her tired brother to dinner and to the famous Moulin Rouge.
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The strip was originally published in Tintin magazine in 1965 before coming out in book form in 1967. With S.O.S. Meteors and The Time Trap, it forms the final instalment of a trilogy of adventures that take place in France featuring many of the same characters—Blake, Mortimer and their contact Pradier.
Jenna, who was touched by the sentiment, asked Hoda, "Do you feel like 'Mom' is the best title?" And Hoda agreed instantly. "The 'M' is so me.That would be the initial I would want to wear if not ...