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  • The Temptation of St. Antony; Or, A Revelation of the Soul

    Enriched edition. A Poetic Journey of Spiritual Struggles and Temptations

    Gustave Flaubert's "The Temptation of St. Antony; Or, A Revelation of the Soul" is a profound exploration of spiritual and existential angst, presented through a rich and innovative literary style that intertwines a lyrical prose with dramatic dialogue. Written in the mid-19th century, the text departs from conventional narrative forms, serving as a philosophical meditation on temptation, faith, ... Read more

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  • Madame Bovary (Cronos Classics)

    Translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling ...
    This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! Madame Bovary scandalized its readers when it was first published in 1857. And the story itself remains as fresh today as when it was first written, a work that remains unsurpassed in its unveiling of character and society. It tells the tragic story of the romantic but empty-headed Emma Rouault. When ... Read more

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  • Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary (1856) is the French writer Gustave Flaubert's debut novel. The story focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns. Flaubert was a notorious ... Read more

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  • The Temptation of St. Anthony

    Flaubert's studies for the "Temptation" were tremendous. For nearly thirty years he touched and retouched, altered, enlarged, condensed. He kneaded into its substance the knowledge, incessantly sought, of all religions and philosophies; of all the forms man's speculations had taken in his endless endeavours to explain to himself Life and Fate; humanity's untiring, passionate effort to find the ... Read more

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  • The Temptation of Saint Anthony

    The Temptation of Saint Anthony is a dramatic poem in prose (often referred as a novel) by the French author Gustave Flaubert published in 1874. Flaubert spent his whole adult life working fitfully on the book.The Temptation of Saint Anthony is considered one of Flaubert's most significant works and is notable for its poetic language, vivid imagery, and imaginative storytelling. The book has been ... Read more

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  • Salammbô

    "Salammbô" is an historical novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1862. Although the titular heroine is a fictional character, the novel’s setting of ancient Carthage and many characters are historically accurate, if highly romanticized.The novel is set in ancient Carthage just after the end of the first Punic War. Carthage has been defeated by the Romans and is nearly bankrupt. Being broke is ... Read more

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  • Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert

    Madame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertThis collector's edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading, 12 point Garamond, 1.15 spacing. "Emma is bored and wants excitement and makes a complete mess of her life. In the process she destroys the life of her very provincial husband who also happens to be a good man. The story is tragic and at times frustrating but well worth reading."After marrying Charles ... Read more

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  • Madame Bovary

    According to Wikipedia: "Madame Bovary is a novel by Gustave Flaubert that was attacked for obscenity by public prosecutors when it was first serialised in La Revue de Paris between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, resulting in a trial in January 1857 that made it notorious. After the acquittal on 7 February, it became a bestseller in book form in April 1857, and now stands virtually ... Read more

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  • A Simple Soul

    "A Simple Heart", also called Un cœur simple or Le perroquet in French, is a story about a servant girl named Felicité. After her one and only love Théodore purportedly marries a well-to-do woman to avoid conscription, Felicité quits the farm she works on and heads for Pont-l'Évèque where she immediately picks up work in a widow's house as a servant. She is very loyal, and easily lends her ... Read more

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  • Madame Bovary

    Bilingual Edition (English – German)

    Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding German paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot. ... Read more

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  • Madame Bovary

    Translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling ...
    She dreamed of passion and luxury—but found only the emptiness behind them. Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is a landmark of world literature and one of the most beautifully written novels ever composed—a daring portrait of a woman who refuses to be confined by the rules of her time. Trapped in a stifling provincial marriage, Emma Bovary longs for excitement, beauty, and love. Her romantic ... Read more

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  • Dictionary of Accepted Ideas

    Translated by Jacques Barzun ...
    Jacques Barzun's masterful translation proves that Flaubert's Dictionary of Accepted Ideas—an acid catalogue of the clichés of 19th-century France—is as relevant today as ever.Throughout his life Flaubert made it a game to eavesdrop for the cliché, the platitude, the borrowed and unquestioned idea with which the “right thinking” swaddle their minds. After his death his little treasury of ... Read more

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