num_pages: 119
description: The French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed character studies and brief but moving dramas well suited to the genre.The nine stories in this collection provide a vivid portrait gallery of his typical subjects — from simple peasants and prostitutes to soldiers, government clerks, and provincial bourgeois. Brilliantly naturalistic, these short works also reveal Maupassant's ability to observe the innumerable details of everyday life and reproduce them artfully and accurately, often with a caustic sense of humor.His literary talents are amply displayed in this volume, which includes the memorable tale "Ball-of-Fat," regarded by many as technically one of the finest short stories ever written.Ball-of-Fat (Boule de Suif)The NecklaceA Piece of StringMme. Tellier's EstablishmentMademoiselle FifiMiss HarrietA Way to WealthMy Uncle JulesThe Horla
language: English
title: The Necklace and Other Short Stories
titlecomplete: The Necklace and Other Short Stories
genres: Read For School, Short Stories, French Literature, School, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 17897
publisher: Dover Publications