Day 15, June 15, Mon - p90 “A young man who can turn you down won’t have any trouble forgetting it.” to p96 “‘You won’t be seeing Ajuda tonight?’ the vicomte asked his wife.”
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"How strange and changeful is life! How small a thing is needed to make or ruin us!" – Guy de Maupassant
@jackewilson.bsky.social is joined by Mike Palindrome @literaturesc.bsky.social for a discussion of one of Maupassant's most famous stories, "The Necklace."
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Traveling in London/Oxford so I need to catch up!
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week 3 of #balzactogether starts tomorrow!
Day 17, June 17, Wed - SHORT DAY p101 “Where?” to p104 “‘You’ve been a good angel to me, tonight, you’ve brought me the very likeness of my daughter.”
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Such complex characters! I can see re-reading this book regularly.
catching up today! from sunny Oxford, England! where independent pubs are closed today in protest: The Oxford Union invited far-right activist Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) to participate in a debate titled "This House Believes the West is right to be Suspicious of Islam".