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Madame Butterfly

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About “Madame Butterfly”

"Madame Butterfly" is a short story written by American lawyer and writer John Luther Long. The story was inspired by the experiences of Long's sister, Jennie Correll, who traveled to Japan with her husband, a Methodist missionary. It was first published in 1898 in the Century Magazine and later adapted into a play in 1900. The story served as the basis for Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera Madama Butterfly. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.