Madame Bovary: A Tale of Provincial Life, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Gustave Flaubert

Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880

"Madame Bovary: A Tale of Provincial Life, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel published in 1856-1857. Emma Bovary, a young woman trapped in a dull marriage to a country doctor, yearns for the passion and luxury she has read about in novels. Seeking escape from provincial monotony, she pursues dangerous romantic entanglements and reckless spending that spiral beyond her control. This landmark work of literary realism caused scandal upon publication, facing obscenity charges that made it notorious before becoming a bestseller. ... Read more

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Author	Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880
Title	Madame Bovary: A Tale of Provincial Life, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Bovary
Credits	Produced by Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject	Suicide victims -- Fiction
Category	Text
eBook-No.	27575
Release Date	Dec 20, 2008
Last Update	Apr 9, 2014
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
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