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subterranean
09-07-2006, 01:28 AM
I'm not sure about the procedure of adding online text for specific writing/author. But when I checked out Maupassant's section, it seems that The Necklace is not yet there. I searched in other similiar website and the online text is there. Maybe it can be added here too?

Logos
09-07-2006, 05:33 PM
Wow, he wrote a *lot* of short stories eh!? I should be able to add new texts in next couple of days :)

Logos
09-08-2006, 10:13 AM
Now that I've looked into it I find it is already on the site sub as "The Diamond Necklace" -- http://www.online-literature.com/maupassant/206/
A slightly different version of the translation from French than you have posted.

subterranean
09-12-2006, 08:16 PM
O ok. Thanks, Logos :)

Pensive
09-13-2006, 08:22 AM
Oh, thanks Logos and Sub! I have read The Necklace and I liked it, I am looking forward to read more of this author's works.

ennison
01-16-2007, 04:16 PM
What I like about 'The Necklace' is its inversion of the Cinderella archetype. That and De Maupassant's (tongue-in-cheek perhaps) bitter, darkly humorous misogynistic cynicism. It brings a grim internal smile to my features.