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A Piece of String
- Narrated by: Cornelius Garrett
- Length: 14 mins
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A Piece of String
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Summary
How does picking up a piece of string lead to a poor old man's death? Find out in this Guy de Maupassant tale, narrated by actor Cornelius Garrett.
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- Julian Rzoska
- 19-07-23
Superb reading of a great story
Maupassant at his best. Beautifully and wittily read. Ranks along with The Necklace which is my favourite.
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- Nancy Bowring
- 09-06-23
Perfect narration for this story
The story of mistaken accusation is easily believable and the narrator gets the accents and tensions perfectly.
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- Ruth
- 07-08-21
Short While Striking
It's so short, but it's so striking that I went back and listened to it again.
It really makes me stop and ponder upon my conducts, and question the need to explain myself in the future.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-04-22
Worth !
I am really like this audio book. nice content. excellent narration in this content.
Fantastic story
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- Anonymous User
- 28-04-22
Great!
I am really like this audio book. nice content. excellent narration in this content.
Fantastic story
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- Mark
- 09-06-22
Sweet and Sour
This is a lovely little Maupassant story that highlights how a simple act of thrift can have devastating personal consequences especially when fuelled by the attitudes and actions of the petit bourgeois and ignorant rural peasants.
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- lawgirl
- 13-05-22
short and good
short and good story, it can be finished while doing the dishes or something else around the house
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- Ms. L. Benjamin
- 04-10-22
OK
I suppose it's not a complete waste of time if you're doing something else at the same time, but it's not very interesting.
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- hazel mary
- 06-01-24
A true moral
Easy listening especially if you are short on time and just want a short story to listen to . There is a true moral to the tale relevant as much now as then
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- Pamela
- 29-03-22
Just the sort of piece students are given to study
The Piece of String" is a short story by de Maupassant, in which Maitre Hauchecorne is falsely accused of theft. He explains that he merely bent down to pick up a piece of string, but no one believes him. Hauchecorne picks up a piece of string. When a peasant claims to have been robbed, Hauchecorne is accused.
Cornelius Garrett is not a natural narrator and loses connection with a listener with a bull in a china shop approach to his narration task.
The story has two-dimensional characters overlaid with infinite de Maupassant overburdened descriptions, particularly of physical characteristics. it is a moral tale of personal reputation and ironically avoiding stereotypes.
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