Madame BovaryMadame Bovary became notorious and a bestseller after Gustave Flaubert was acquitted from charges of obscenity in 1856. It details the many adulterous affairs and extravagances of Emma Bovary, a provincial doctor's wife. Her behaviour explores the banality and emptiness of rural life. Flaubert considered himself a perfectionist, which is mirrored in the immaculate style of his writing. Madame Bovary is still considered one of the greatest literary texts of all time. |
Contents
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Chapter Seven | 71 |
Chapter Ten | 289 |
Chapter Eleven | 305 |
Chapter Twelve | 327 |
Chapter Thirteen | 353 |
Chapter Fourteen | 371 |
Chapter Fifteen | 389 |
PART III | 404 |
Chapter One | 405 |
Chapter Eight | 82 |
Chapter Nine | 100 |
PART II | 119 |
Chapter One | 120 |
Chapter Two | 136 |
Chapter Three | 148 |
Chapter Four | 167 |
Chapter Five | 174 |
Chapter Six | 190 |
Chapter Seven | 214 |
Chapter Eight | 229 |
Chapter Nine | 269 |
Chapter Two | 433 |
Chapter Three | 451 |
Chapter Four | 455 |
Chapter Five | 461 |
Chapter Six | 491 |
Chapter Seven | 523 |
Chapter Eight | 549 |
Chapter Nine | 582 |
Chapter Ten | 598 |
Chapter Eleven | 608 |
Endnotes | 624 |
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