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  • A further variety of cutting is known as the _goutte de suif_, or the

    The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones John Mastin

  • In the same year he joined with Zola, Huysmans, and three others in the publication of a collection of stories called the “Soirées de Médan, ” to which De Maupassant’s contribution was the now famous “Boule de suif.

    Biographical Note 1917

  • The one has left us 'Markheim' and the 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,' while the other made his first bid for fame with 'Boule de suif.'

    Inquiries and Opinions Brander Matthews 1890

  • When he was thirty he contributed that masterpiece of ironic humor 'Boule de suif,' to the

    Inquiries and Opinions Brander Matthews 1890

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