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The Necklace
The Going Public … in Shorts Series (Related to this series)
- Author
- Guy de Maupassant
- Narrator
- Hillary Huber
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 15 June 2013
- Run Time
- 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Short stories, Classic fiction
What to expect
A lesson on the power of vanity, "The Necklace" tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband. Mathilde always imagined herself as a socialite with beautiful gowns and wonderful jewels. Her husband, however, is a lowly clerk and the two have little money. Desperate to attend an important party, she borrows a friend's diamond necklace to match the dress her husband bought for her. But when Mathilde loses the expensive jewels, she nearly destroys her life in an effort to pay back the debt.
Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.
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Details
- Author
- Guy de Maupassant
- Narrator
- Hillary Huber
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 June 2013
- ISBN
- 9781481535496
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Short stories, Classic fiction
Synopsis
A lesson on the power of vanity, "The Necklace" tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband. Mathilde always imagined herself as a socialite with beautiful gowns and wonderful jewels. Her husband, however, is a lowly clerk and the two have little money. Desperate to attend an important party, she borrows a friend's diamond necklace to match the dress her husband bought for her. But when Mathilde loses the expensive jewels, she nearly destroys her life in an effort to pay back the debt.Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.
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