The Necklace

Guy de Maupassant
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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.
Genres: Short StoriesClassicsFictionSchoolFranceRead For SchoolFrench Literature19th CenturyHistorical FictionLiterature
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