The Necklace (Unabridged)

The Necklace (Unabridged)

Title: The Necklace (Unabridged)
Author: Guy de Maupassant
Release: 2025-01-17
Kind: audiobook
Genre: Fiction
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The Necklace (Unabridged) Guy de Maupassant
A beautiful woman imagines she is married below her station. In an effort to make her happy, her husband brings home an invitation to a ball attended by the upper crust of Paris society. To his chagrin, she is only disappointed, and explains she has nothing to wear to the ball. The husband sacrifices his savings to buy her a dress. She has no jewelry, but she has a wealthy friend who will lend her a beautiful accoutrement to accompany the beautiful dress. She dances madly, drunk with pleasure: her time has come. She is the belle of the ball. It is the happiest night of her life, until they arrive at home and the necklace is missing…

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