This author created a character who listens to "the mysteries of the corridor" through his keyhole.
This author created a character who listens to "the mysteries of the corridor" through his keyhole. This author wrote a story about a man who, while on a steamboat, discovers that a poor man selling oysters is his brother, who sadly never found success in America. A story by this writer ends with a red-bearded man, who is described as "the terror of all respectable people," whistling a national anthem while the (*) title character weeps. This author of "My Uncle Jules" wrote about a carriage full of travellers who are stopped at an inn where a Prussian officer demands the title woman become his mistress. In another of his stories, Mathilde pays off debt for ten years after losing a piece of beautiful jewelry. For 10 points, name this author of "Boule de Suif" and "The Necklace."
This author created a character who listens to "the mysteries of the corridor" through his keyhole.
Guy de Maupassant [Henry-RenÃ©-Albert-Guy de Maupassant] 