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A brief biography, life and works, of French author Guy de Maupassant, one of the world's best short-story writers.

"The Diamond Necklace," by Guy de Maupassant, is a tragic short story about the importance of being able to distinguish genuine value from false worth.

Albert Herring, a comic English opera by Benjamin Britten. Albert Herring opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.

Daphne Du Maurier, the English writer who proved her ability in diverse literary genres including short stories, novels, biographies, autobiographies and travel books.

Before an untimely death from tuberculosis, Marie Bashkirtseff began a promising art career and kept vast journals detailing her unique perspective and life.

Biography of French novelist Gustave Flaubert, one of the greatest and most influential novelists in his time, and advocate of Naturalism.

Are you looking to get away from it all? Do you want to relax in an area of natural beauty, with an option to visit castles, or hike and swim in ancient volcanic lakes?

city-lit books are a new kind of travel guide, showing a city through the eyes of writers new and old. The Paris title ranges from Proust and Victor Hugo to Kate Muir.

Ghost stories are perfect for the audiobook or spoken word format. There are many classic works of Gothic horror available and these can make an interesting alternative.

Biography of classic author and prolific writer Henry James, best known for his complex characters and morality themes.

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Will Eisner was at the center of the nascent comic book industry by his early twenties. After founding his own company, he created the revolutionary comic The Spirit.

Absinthe, commonly referred to as the 'green fairy,' drew many 19th-century artists and writers into its mysterious web.

The 19th century was a time of great social and intellectual change. Many new topics were discussed, such as the sufferings of the poor or cruelty in everyday life.

Parentheses are the oft-ignored offspring of punctuation. But their use as a literary device in your writing could prove indispensable. It has for many great authors.

The most attractive monuments of Paris are not only built of mortar and stone. The green spaces and gardens in Paris are among the most beautiful in the world.

The respectable-seeming characters in the film Stagecoach are flawed individuals whose social prejudice lacks compassion and violates the frontier mythos of equality.

There are many reasons for the rejection letters writers get from editors. Some of these are lack of credibility, mixed tenses and weak endings.