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saki101

Seven Book Cover Challenge - Day Seven

Mar 08, 2019 09:34

So, here is the last of my seven.

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jkkitty March 8 2019, 15:23:11 UTC

Unaware of author, who is his subject

saki101 March 8 2019, 16:28:03 UTC

He's a late 19th century French author, who mainly wrote short stories. They are often very short and have some unexpected twist in them. Two of his better known stories are "The Diamond Necklace" and "The Piece of String". If you'd like to sample one, here's a link to the first one at Project Gutenberg.

jkkitty March 8 2019, 20:31:59 UTC

Thanks will look at it

elmey March 8 2019, 16:15:34 UTC

Another old volume, you don't get rid of books do you!

The only de Maupassant I've read (as far as I remember) is Bel Ami, and it didn't lead me farther into his work. Is your book mostly short stories?

saki101 March 8 2019, 16:42:42 UTC

I don't and I have to start doing something about it. I've been eyeing the Britannica for a couple years now and thinking that there is no reason for me to keep them anymore. Have I acted on this thought? No ( ... )

elmey March 8 2019, 22:42:21 UTC

I have my parents' Britannica on the shelves. I think it's from 1960 or something like that. They certainly look good but there's not much point to them now, is there. I remember spending so many hours with the books though, not just for school; I'd leaf through the volumes looking at pictures and just reading when something looked interesting. My parents used to get the yearbooks as well. Maybe I should check to see if I have 1966 :)