The Necklace & Other Stories de Maupassant Guy (2019)

This paperback collection includes The Necklace, Guy de Maupassants renowned story about Mathilde, who longs for high society despite being married to a poorly paid clerk. When her husband obtains an invitation to a grand ball at the Ministry of Education, Mathilde refuses to attend without a suitable gown and necklace. She borrows a diamond necklace from a friend, and their troubles begin. The volume also contains The Piece of String, about a villager wrongly accused of stealing a pocketbook, and Mouche, a poignant portrait of five cheerful bargemen and the woman who joins them on their journeys up and down the Seine, loving each of them freely.