Showing posts with label Guy de Maupassant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guy de Maupassant. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Necklace: Guy de Maupassant

It is the story of Madame Mathilde, who fancies herself to be in an esteemed social position and dress like high profile ladies. In such an instance she borrows a necklace from Madame Jeanme Forestier despite several warnings from her husband. It is a real masterpiece by Maupassant and had inspired various writing and adaptations afterward.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Two little Soldiers: Maupassant

Two Little soldiers is a short story about two soldiers Luc and Jean who spend their sunday free time's outside the barracks. Things suddenly change when a village girl started to accompany those soldiers on their sunday's.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Horla: Guy de Maupassant



In the form of a journal the narrator expresses his thoughts and anguish that had been troubling the narrator since he had seen a three masted boat. The narrator feels there is an unknown supernatural being in the boat which is coming to hunt him down.He finally comes to know after reading a lot that the unknown supernatural being  (Horla)  is feeding his life while the narrator is asleep.