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The Necklace (French: La Parure) is a short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending (ironic ending), which was a hallmark of de Maupassant's style. The story was first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois .
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The story follows a group of French residents of Rouen, recently occupied by the Prussian army. The ten travellers decide for various reasons to leave Rouen and flee to Le Havre in a stagecoach . Sharing the carriage are Boule de Suif or "Butterball" (lit.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing for added protections for the monarch butterfly after suggesting multiple populations could go extinct in mere decades.
I recently read this story (in English), and the final sentence quoted in the article, "They had wasted their lives", does not appear in the version I read. Is it accurate? 75.37.49.145 04:54, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
The U.S Capitol is seen after U.S, President-elect Donald Trump called on U.S. lawmakers to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past Friday, raising the likelihood of a partial ...
"Paste" is a 5,800-word short story by Henry James first published in Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly in December 1899. James included the story in his collection, The Soft Side, published by Macmillan the following year. James conceived the story as a clever reversal of Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace".
Jimmy Fallon fueled jokes at his own expense online with his choice of fashion accessory while attending the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.. The 50-year-old late night host was ...